Massive volcanic eruption recorded on Jupiter’s moon Io

A robotic telescope in Arizona recorded the largest volcanic eruption in five years. And aboutone of the moons Jupiter.

The volcanic eruption was detected by the I/O Observatory of the Planetary Science Institute (IoIO). Observations show an increase in ionized sodium and sulfur between both stars.

actively volcanic Io

And about It is one of the four great Galilean moons of the Earth. Jupiter and the most volcanically active body known to us in the solar system.

“One of the exciting things about these observations is that they can be reproduced by almost any small university or ambitious amateur astronomer,” physicist Jeffrey Morgenthal said after publishing his study. “Almost all the parts used to build IoIO are readily available from high-end camera or telescope stores.”

IoIO recorded an increase in ionized sodium and sulfur between And about D Jupiter from September to December, indicating an increase in volcanic activity.

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Curiously, this event happened before NASA’s Juno flyby, which provided an important image of the moon’s entire surface.

Now the researchers want to combine both studies to learn more about this event.

“Measurements from Juno can tell us if the composition of this volcanic eruption was different from previous ones,” he said.

POT scheduled eight more overflights And about for Juno over the next 18 months, including two that will pass within 1,500 kilometers of the surface to provide perhaps the best view of the magma-rich moon.

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