NASA’s Juno Mission Discovers New Volcano on Jupiter’s Moon Io
Jupiter's moon Io, known as the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, has once again astonished scientists with the discovery of a new volcano. NASA's Juno spacecraft, which has been making closer approaches to Io in recent years, provided the first close-up images of the moon in 25 years, offering fresh insights into its volcanic landscape.
The images captured by JunoCam revealed the presence of a new volcano, located just south of Io's equator. This volcano had formed sometime after NASA's Galileo spacecraft last surveyed the region in 1997. At that time, the area where the volcano now sits appeared featureless. However, Juno's latest images show significant volcanic activity, with multiple lava flows and volcanic deposits spread across an area of 180 by 180 kilometers.
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