This animated tour of Jupiter’s fiery moon Io, based on data collected by NASA’s #JunoMission, shows volcanic plumes, a view of lava on the surface, and the moon’s internal structure. Scientists have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma. The finding solves a 44-year-old mystery about the subsurface origins of the moon’s most demonstrative geologic features. Read more about it HERE >> htt

🌋 Meet Jupiter's volcanic moon Io! 🌋⁠ ⁠ Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System.⁠ ⁠ 🧲 It has a metallic core (iron iron sulfide), a partially molten silicate mantle, and a rocky crust topped with sulfur frost.⁠ ⁠ 💥 Io’s heat doesn’t come from radioactive decay like Earth’s. Instead, Jupiter’s massive gravity stretches and squeezes Io as it orbits, creating tidal heating that keeps its insides burning.⁠ ⁠ 🌋 That heat fuels 400 active volcanoes, reshaping the moon non-stop