🌋 Meet Jupiter's volcanic moon Io! 🌋⁠ ⁠ Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System.⁠ ⁠ 🧲 It has a metallic core (iron iron sulfide), a partially molten silicate mantle, and a rocky crust topped with sulfur frost.⁠ ⁠ 💥 Io’s heat doesn’t come from radioactive decay like Earth’s. Instead, Jupiter’s massive gravity stretches and squeezes Io as it orbits, creating tidal heating that keeps its insides burning.⁠ ⁠ 🌋 That heat fuels 400 active volcanoes, reshaping the moon non-stop

Animated Tour of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io | NASA's Juno Mission FriendsofNASA.org: [No Audio] This animated tour of Jupiter’s fiery moon Io, based on data collected by NASA’s Juno mission, shows volcanic plumes, a view of lava on the surface, and the moon’s internal structure. Learn more about Jupiter's volcanic Moon Io: https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/moons/io/facts/ JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott J. Bolton,

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