Widespread lava lakes discovered on Jupiter’s moon Io by Nasa’s Juno

Widespread lava lakes discovered on Jupiter’s moon Io by Nasa’s Juno

NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Juno probe, utilising the Italian Space Agency’s Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument, has provided unprecedented insights into the volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io. The findings, published on June 20 in Nature Communications Earth and Environment, include the detection of widespread lava lakes and new details about volcanic processes.Io has fascinated … Read more