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Of the 150 or so active volcanoes observed on Io, plumes have only been observed at a couple of dozen of them. [7] [54] The limited area of Io's lava flows suggests that much of the resurfacing needed to erase Io's cratering record must come from plume deposits. [8] A plume, about 100 km high, erupting from the Masubi region of Io in July 1999
Voyager 1, during its encounter in March 1979, observed active volcanism on Io for the first time and mapped its surface in great detail, particularly the side that faces Jupiter. The Voyagers observed the Io plasma torus and Io's sulfur dioxide (SO 2) atmosphere for the first time. [1]
Pele is an active volcano on the surface of Jupiter's moon Io. It is located on Io's trailing hemisphere at 18°42′S 255°18′W / 18.7°S 255.3°W / -18.7; -255 A large, 300-kilometer (190 mi) tall volcanic plume has been observed at Pele by various spacecraft starting with Voyager 1 in 1979, though it has not been persistent. [ 2 ]
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