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  2. Io (moon) - Wikipedia

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    Io (/ ˈ aɪ. oʊ /), or Jupiter I, is the innermost and second-smallest of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter.Slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io is the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System, has the highest density of any moon, the strongest surface gravity of any moon, and the lowest amount of water by atomic ratio of any known astronomical object in the Solar System.

  3. Exploration of Io - Wikipedia

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    Global image of Jupiter's moon Io acquired by Juno's JunoCam camera on 30 December 2023. The Juno spacecraft was launched in 2011 and entered orbit around Jupiter on July 5, 2016. Juno ' s mission is primarily focused on improving our understanding of Jupiter's interior, magnetic field, aurorae, and polar atmosphere. [88]

  4. New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar ...

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    Io completes one orbit around the planet every 42.5 hours. Jupiter’s massive gravitational influence squeezes Io as it orbits the planet, like a hand squeezing a rubber ball, which warms up the ...

  5. Volcanism on Io - Wikipedia

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    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] Observations of Io by passing spacecraft and Earth-based astronomers have revealed more than 150 active ...

  6. 'Sea of lava' larger than Lake Ontario discovered on Jupiter ...

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    Located on Jupiter's moon Io, the lava lake known as Loki Patera is a whopping 127 miles across and spans over 8,300 square miles — meanwhile, Lake Ontario covers just 7,320 mi².

  7. Jupiter’s moon Io, dotted with hundreds of volcanoes, set for ...

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    A NASA spacecraft is set to swing past one of Jupiter’s moon Io, giving astronomers a close-up view of one of the most volcanic spots in the solar system.

  8. Galilean moons - Wikipedia

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    Tupan Patera on Io. Io (Jupiter I) is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter; with a diameter of 3642 kilometers, it is the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System, and is only marginally larger than Earth's moon. It was named after Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of the lovers of Zeus. It was referred to as "Jupiter I", or ...

  9. Volcanos on Jupiter’s moon are painting its surface with ...

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    Io is the most volcanically-active body in the Solar System apart from the Earth. Astronomers know of more than 400 volcanoes strewn across the surface of Io. Volcanos on Jupiter’s moon are ...