NASA Juno Mission Discovers Record-Breaking Volcanic Activity on Io

Space Daily

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025

NASA's Juno mission has uncovered an extraordinary volcanic feature on Io, Jupiter's highly active moon. This newly discovered hot spot, located in Io's southern hemisphere, surpasses Earth's Lake Superior in size and emits an astonishing energy output six times greater than all of Earth's power plants combined. The revelation, made possible by Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM), high

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