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NASA’s Juno probe gets a close-up look at lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured two volcanic plumes rising above the horizon of Jupiter’s moon Io. The photo was taken on February 3 from a distance of about 3,800 kilometers. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by … Read more

NASA’s Juno probe gets a close-up view of lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io

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The JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured two volcanic plumes rising above the horizon of Jupiter’s moon Io. The photo was taken on February 3 from a distance of about 3,800 kilometers. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Andrea Luck (CC BY) New findings from NASA’s Juno probe provide a fuller picture of … Read more

See the breathtaking new image of Jupiter’s volcanic moon from Earth

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The UArizona-operated Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham is the only one of its kind, with two … [+] 27 foot mirrors mounted side by side. A powerful adaptive optics system compensates for the blur caused by atmospheric turbulence, making it one of the most powerful terrestrial observatories in the world. NASA The Large Binocular … Read more

NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals dynamic shifts on Europa’s frozen surface

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Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s short flight on September 29, 2022. The images show the fractures, ridges and bands that criss-cross the moon’s surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI /MSSS, Björn Jónsson (CC BY 3.0) NASA‘s Juno has provided images supporting the theory of true polar wandering … Read more

NASA’s Juno probe captures fascinating high-resolution images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

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Then NASA Juno spacecraft came closest Jupiter‘s moon Europe in September 2022, it captured evidence not only of briny layers of water connected to the world’s deep subsurface ocean, but also of potential scars formed by towering plumes of water vapor – and it captured that evidence on camera The majority of the Juno mission’s … Read more

Europa’s icy crust floats ‘freely’ over moon’s hidden ocean, new Juno images suggest

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On September 29, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest flyby of Europa, coming within 355 kilometers of the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon. The close-up view of Europa revealed incredible details of the moon’s chaotic terrain, suggesting the icy crust is not where it once was. The images also showed a newly discovered feature … Read more