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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

    Volcanism on Io
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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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