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Juno spacecraft reveals Io's lava lake and Jupiter's water

NASA — April 18, 2024, 07:00 PM UTC

Summary: NASA's Juno spacecraft captured close-up images of Jupiter's moon Io, revealing a lava lake named Loki Patera with islands and molten lava. Recent findings also include a mountain and polar cyclones on Io, as well as Jupiter's water abundance. Juno's extended mission aims to study Jupiter's core and compare water abundance in different regions. The spacecraft will conduct its 61st flyby on May 12.

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    Hubble captures Io's continuous volcanic eruptions for 4.6 billion years (NewsNation Now)
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  7. [2.8]
    Juno spacecraft reveals Io's volcanic activity in 3D (Hot Hardware)
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  8. [3.4]
    Juno spacecraft captures images of lava lake on Io (Livescience.com)
    15d
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  9. [2.4]
    Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's moon Io's lava lake (News9 LIVE)
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  10. [1.4]
    Io's elliptical orbit causes volcanic activity for billions of years (Tech Explorist)
    16d
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  11. [3.3]
    Juno spacecraft explores Io and Jupiter's polar cyclones (Sci.News)
    16d
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  12. [3.8]
    Juno's recent flybys of Jupiter reveal volcanic activity (Space.com)
    16d
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  13. [1.8]
    Io is the most volcanically active moon in 2024 (Ars Technica)
    16d
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  14. [2.4]
    Juno spacecraft studies Jupiter's moon Io's unique geology (Interesting Engineering)
    17d
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  15. [2.5]
    Juno spacecraft captures images of Io's volcanic activity (WION)
    17d
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  16. [1.4]
    Io's intense volcanic activity confirmed for billions of years (Space.com)
    18d
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  17. [1.8]
    Juno spacecraft observes Io's volcanic activity around Jupiter (Mashable)
    20d
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