Flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io, the only known volcanic world in our solar system, have captured images of a massive lava lake and a towering Matterhorn-like mountain.
Close flybys of Io, one of Jupiter’s moons and the most volcanically active world in our solar system, have revealed a lava lake and a towering feature called “Steeple Mountain” on the moon’s alien surface.
’s Juno spacecraft, which first arrived to study Jupiter and its moons in 2016, flew within roughly 930 miles of the lava world’s surface in December and February to capture the first detailed images of Io’s northern latitudes. It has been more than 20 years since a mission flew so closely by Io, and the spacecraft’s camera, called JunoCam, captured high-resolution images that showcased active volcanic plumes, mountain peaks and a glass-smooth lake of cooling lava.
. The moon’s name came from a Greek myth in which a mortal woman is turned into a cow during a marital dispute between the god Zeus and his wife Hera. The moniker is a fitting one, because Io is in a constant state of tug-of-war, pulled by the massive gravity of Jupiter, as well as its large moons Europa and Ganymede.
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