US EditionNASA's Juno Spacecraft Spots the Largest Volcanic Eruption Ever Seen on Jupiter's Moon Io
Juno observed a 40,000-square-mile volcanic hotspot on Io producing over 80 trillion watts, with multiple eruptions igniting simultaneously, revealing a vast magma reservoir system.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io
A volcanic outburst, spotted on Jupiter's moon Io by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, is the most powerful eruption ever witnessed in the solar system, between about three and five times the power of the Mt. St Helens eruption in 1980.
The moon Io, the most volcanic of the solar system, is dazzling astronomers. Thanks to the Juno probe in fact, NASA has identified an eruption of an unprecedented magnitude, releasing a colossal energy never seen before on a world other than Earth. This extreme phenomenon confirms ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) Read more NASA …
Multiple volcanoes have erupted simultaneously on a moon of Jupiter. The eruption on Io affected an area one and a half times the size of the Netherlands. It is the largest volcanic activity ever observed outside of Earth.
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