In 2000, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft mapped Jupiter's moon Io’s volcanoes at temperatures above 1,000°C. 26 years later, the data still reveal one of the solar system’s ...

Discover how NASA's Galileo spacecraft mapped Jupiter's moon Io, revealing volcanic activity that exceeds 1,000°C and uncovering one of the solar system’s most extraordinary geological landscapes.
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Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, hides intense heat beneath its porous crust

・NASA’s Juno spacecraft measured heat below Io’s surface for the first time and found temperatures rise sharply just a few feet underground. ・Io’s surface appears surprisingly smooth and covered in ...
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NASA found a 124-mile-wide lake of molten rock on Jupiter's moon

NASA's Juno spacecraft came within roughly 932 miles of Io and revealed a landscape unlike anything on Earth. The moon has up ...
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NASA's Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surface

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Juno spacecraft made the first direct measurements of the temperature beneath the surface of Jupiter's moon Io using the ...
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NASA Detects Intense Heat Beneath Io, Jupiter’s Most Volcanic Moon

A NASA probe peered beneath the surface of the most volcanic world in the solar system, revealing scorching heat rising from below its crust. During two recent close flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io, ...
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What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek

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