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Io Volcano Observer (IVO) is a proposed low-cost mission to explore Jupiter's moon Io to understand tidal heating as a fundamental planetary process. [1] The main science goals are to understand (A) how and where tidal heat is generated inside Io, (B) how tidal heat is transported to the surface, and (C) how Io is evolving.
A dedicated mission to Io, called the Io Volcano Observer (IVO), has been proposed for the Discovery Program as a Jupiter orbiter that would perform at least ten flybys of Io over 3.5 years. [96] In 2020, as part of the 2019 Discovery mission call, IVO was selected as one of four missions to continue to a Phase A study. [4]
Visible OpticaL Camera And Near-infrared Observer (VOLCANO) is a visible/near-infrared imager. Multi-Axis Geophysical Magnetometer (MAGMA) is a magnetic instrumentation subpackage. Comprehensive AnaLysis of Dust from ERuptions and Atmosphere (CALDERA), is a dust analyzer that would identify the material in the volcanic plumes.
Mission scientists hope that by sending Juno on frequent visits to Io, they'll glean more insights into the complex conditions that can create volcanic activity on different worlds. NASA orbiter ...
Io, with two plumes erupting from its surface, Galileo image, June 1997. Volcanism on Io, a moon of Jupiter, is represented by the presence of volcanoes, volcanic pits and lava flows on the surface. Io's volcanic activity was discovered in 1979 by Linda Morabito, an imaging scientist working on Voyager 1. [1]
Jupiter moon Io volcanic activity (left: December 14, 2022; right: March 1, 2023) This is a list of named volcanic surface features on Jupiter's moon Io. These names have been approved for use by the International Astronomical Union. The features listed below represent a subset of the total known volcanic features on Io's surface with the ...
Pages in category "Missions to Jupiter" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Io Volcano Observer; J. Juno (spacecraft) Jupiter Icy Moons ...
These volcanic mountains are often smaller than the average mountain on Io, averaging only 1 to 2 km (0.6 to 1.2 mi) in height and 40 to 60 km (25 to 37 mi) wide. Other shield volcanoes with much shallower slopes are inferred from the morphology of several of Io's volcanoes, where thin flows radiate out from a central patera, such as at Ra Patera .