NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system's most volcanic body, the Jovian moon Io.
Even by the standards of Io, the most volcanic celestial body in the solar system, recent events observed on the Jovian moon ...
Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...
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Juno Mission Finds Record Volcanic Activity on Io
A massive hotspot - larger the Earth's Lake Superior - can be seen just to the right of Io's south pole in this annotated ...
NASAs Juno probe has discovered a massive volcanic hot spot on Jupiters moon Io. The hot spot emits 80 trillion watts of ...
On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped by the volcanic world Io. It witnessed a giant eruption.
Even with that distinction, the team was shocked by the scale of Juno's latest discovery, which appears to be the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded. Since completing its primary science ...
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Jupiter, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on Dec. 28, 2024, during its perijove 68. Image ... [+] processing by citizen ...