Io (moon) - Wikipedia
Io (/ ˈ aɪ. oʊ /), or Jupiter I, is the innermost and second-smallest of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter. Slightly larger than Earth 's moon , Io is the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System , has the highest density of any moon, the strongest surface gravity of any moon, and the lowest amount of water by atomic ratio of any ...
Io Facts - Science@NASA
Jupiter's rocky moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains dozens of miles (or kilometers) high.
Io: A guide to Jupiter's volcanic moon | Space
Oct 26, 2022 · Io — Jupiter's fifth moon — is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Io's surface is peppered with hundreds of volcanoes, some spewing sulfurous plumes hundreds of miles high.
Io - NASA Science
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains dozens of miles (or kilometers) high.
Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most …
Apr 18, 2024 · Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been...
NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on …
Dec 27, 2023 · NASA’s Juno spacecraft will on Saturday, Dec. 30, make the closest flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io that any spacecraft has made in over 20 years. Coming within roughly 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from the surface of the most volcanic world in our solar system, the pass is expected to allow Juno instruments to generate a firehose of data.
Jupiter's moon Io is a volcanic hellscape—and has been since the …
Apr 18, 2024 · Jupiter's moon Io is a volcanic hellscape—and has been since the solar system began. Io is the most volcanic body known to science, and researchers have puzzled over its history for years. A...
Take a look at these astonishing new images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
Dec 31, 2023 · There are new, high-quality images of Jupiter's moon, Io, thanks to the nearest flyby of the celestial body by a spacecraft in decades. NASA released images Saturday taken by the Juno...
Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io: Strange Shapes in a Sizzling World
Oct 26, 2000 · The volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are like exotic dishes: they're hot, spicy, and have unfamiliar ingredients, according to new data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
Io | Surface, Volcanoes, & Facts | Britannica
Sep 22, 2024 · Io, innermost of the four large moons (Galilean satellites) discovered around Jupiter by the Italian astronomer Galileo in 1610. It is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. As many as 300 volcanoes may be active on the satellite at a given time.