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help| Volcanism on Io, a moon of Jupiter, produces lava flows, volcanic pits, and plumes of sulfur and sulfur dioxide hundreds of kilometres high. This volcanic activity was discovered in 1979 by Voyager 1 imaging scientists. Observations of Io by passing spacecraft (the Voyagers, Galileo, Cassini, and New Horizons) and Earth-based astronomers have revealed more than 150 active volcanoes. Up to 400 such... Read enhanced Wikipedia article |
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Volcanism on Io
Volcanism on Io, a moon of Jupiter, produces lava flows, volcanic pits, and plumes of sulfur and sulfur dioxide hundreds of kilometres high. This volcanic activity was discovered in 1979 by Voyager 1 imaging scientists. -
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Volcanism on Venus
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Theoretical planetology
One of the major successes of theoretical planetology is the prediction and subsequent confirmation of volcanism on Io. -
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Prometheus (volcano)
Prometheus is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. ... "Active Volcanism on Io as Seen by Galileo SSI". -
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Amirani (volcano)
"Prometheus and Amirani: effusive activity and insulated flows", Volcanism on Io: A Comparison with Earth. ... Volcanoes of Io -
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Io (moon)
See also: List of paterae on Io ... "Io Volcanism Seen by New Horizons: A Major Eruption of the Tvashtar Volcano". -
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Jupiter's moons in fiction
Since 1979, it has also been known for its abundant volcanism. ... Level 11 of the computer game Descent (1995) is also set in a sulfur mine on Io. -
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Volcano
In February 2001, the largest recorded volcanic eruptions in the solar system occurred on Io. ... Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program -
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Surt (volcano)
The first eruption observed by Earth-based astronomers following the discovery of Ionian volcanism took place at Surt on June 11 1979, between the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 flybys. ... "Two classes of volcanic plume on Io". -
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Galilean moons
"Lava Lakes on Io: Observations of Io's Volcanic Activity from Galileo NIMS During the 2001 Fly-bys". ... "High-temperature silicate volcanism on Jupiter's moon Io".
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