Juno Probes Io's Volcanic Activity

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Juno spacecraft

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New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1

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Juno spacecraft flew within 930 miles ( 1,500 kilometers ) of Jupiter ’s fiery moon Io in December 2023 and February .

Juno 's data suggests volcanoes are each likely powered by their own chamber of hot magma.

The finding could change the way astronomers understand moons dominated by subsurface global oceans in our solar system.

Io's wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected by Voyager 1 in 1979 .

Juno spacecraft continues to contribute new insights about Jupiter and its moons.

The mission has also helped to capture an array of imagery that showcases Io ’s “primordial fantasy land surface” Next, Juno will swing by 2,175 miles ( 3,500 kilometers ) above Jupiter on December 27 .

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