They are the highest-resolution images of Io ever taken from Earth ... see plume and eruption deposits around Pele, one of the largest volcanoes in the moon’s southern hemisphere, and its ...

Io is blanketed in erupting volcanoes (there are currently 266 active hot spots on the surface) because it's relentlessly locked in a tug-of-war between nearby objects. "Not only is the biggest ...

On the fiery Io, the innermost and third-largest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Juno's observations have provided more insights about its incessant volcanic activity. It's a world home to gigantic ...

Io's north polar region as captured by Juno. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/Gerald Eichstädt Since 1979, when Voyager 1 first spotted volcanoes on Io, astronomers ...

This theory dovetails neatly with several observations, including ones showing a roughly uniform distribution of Io’s volcanoes, which seem to be tapping the same omnipresent, hellish source of melt.

On the fiery Io, the innermost and third-largest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Juno's observations have provided more insights about its incessant volcanic activity. It's a world home to ...