NASA’s Juno Probe Spots the Most Volcanic World in the Solar System

Dec 15 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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We’re about to get a close up look at the most volcanic world in the solar system.

NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter is set to snap some dazzling images of the Jovian moon Io on Dec. 15 as part of its extended mission to explore the gas planet’s moons. After buzzing around the moons Ganymede and Europa, the probe has set its sights on one of the more interesting and volcanically active moons out there—and could even help reveal life beneath the surface.

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