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The most powerful volcanic eruption observed on Io was an "outburst" eruption at Surt, observed by Earth-based astronomers on February 22, 2001. [51] Explosion-dominated eruptions occur when a body of magma (called a dike) from deep within Io's partially molten mantle reaches the surface at a fissure.
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.
Voyager 1 observation of Loki Patera and nearby lava flows and volcanic pits. Loki Patera on moon Io (artist's concept; 0:18). [1] Map of temperature and crust age of Loki Patera obtained by the Large Binocular Telescope. Loki Patera / ˈ l oʊ k i ˈ p æ t ə r ə / is the largest volcanic depression on Jupiter's moon Io, 202 kilometres (126 ...
Tvashtar Paterae compose an active volcanic region of Jupiter's moon Io located near its north pole. It is a series of paterae, or volcanic craters. It is named after Tvashtar, the Hindu god of blacksmiths. [1] Tvashtar was discovered in IRTF images on November 26, 1999, several hours after a Galileo flyby.
Flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io, the only known volcanic world in our solar system, have captured images of a massive lava lake and a towering Matterhorn-like mountain.
Highest Resolution image of Surt, acquired by Voyager 1 on March 5, 1979. Surt is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io.It is located on Io's Jupiter-facing hemisphere at Surt consists of an oblong volcanic pit (known as a patera), 75 by 40 kilometres (47 by 25 mi) in diameter, surrounded by reddish sulfur and bright sulfur dioxide deposits to its south and east.
Astronomers know of more than 400 volcanoes strewn across the surface of Io. Io is the most volcanically-active body in the Solar System apart from the Earth. Volcanos on Jupiter’s moon are ...
Two Galileo images showing surface changes from a major eruption at Pillan Patera in 1997 Pillan Patera is a patera , or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter 's moon Io . It is located at 12°20′S 243°15′W / 12.34°S 243.25°W / -12.34; -243.25 ( Pillan Patera ) , south of Pillan Mons and west of Reiden