Juno probe captured volcanic plumes on Io
January 4 , 2019
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- Juno spacecraft, has beamed back new images of volcanic plumes on Jupiter’s moon Lo, captured during the mission’s 17th flyby of the gas giant.
- Juno spacecraft is NASA’s solar-powered probe on Jupiter.
- Lo is the most volcanic body in our solar system.
- Lo's volcanoes were discovered by NASA's Voyager spacecraft in 1979.
- Images could lead to new insights into Jupiter's interactions with its five moons.
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