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En route to the icy worlds inhabiting the outer regions of our solar system, NASAs New Horizons spacecraft zipped past Jupiter, catching Io, the planets third-largest moon, enduring a volcanic explosion. Locked in a perpetual tug of war between the imposing gravity of Jupiter and the smaller, consistent pulls of its neighboring moons, Ios distorted orbit causes it to flex as it swoops around the gas giant. The stretching causes friction and intense heat in Ios interior, sparking massive eruptions across its surface. Images snapped by the spacecrafts high-resolution telescopic camera in March 2007 show a 200-mile-high plume spewing from Tvashtar volcano in Ios northern hemisphere. Watch the video to see it for yourself.
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011455/IO_Eruption-540-MASTER_high.mp4
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http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011455/index.html
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n2doc
Mar 2014
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NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)1. Now that's what I call a moon!
Kinda puts our little pale waxen orb to shame (although if Io was in its place it would be too close for our comfort here on earth!)
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)2. Alright, now I'm craving pizza.
thanks.
eppur_se_muova
(36,227 posts)3. Yummy ... blue sulfur glow ... nt
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)4. (talking to Jupiter)
Dude, your moon farted
SunSeeker
(51,367 posts)6. Looks like someone lit the fart too. nt
Aldo Leopold
(685 posts)5. I hereby nominate n2doc for a gold medal in Science posting.
Yet another fascinating and informative read!
bkanderson76
(266 posts)7. Impressive...many thanks n2doc