NASA Probe Spies Plumes Above Jupiter Moon's Lava Lakes

It’s not a big moon relative to a few of its neighbors, but Jupiter’s Io is exceedingly active, with volcanoes by the hundreds spewing lava plumes dozens of miles above its surface, per NASA. Infrared tech aboard the space agency’s Juno probe mapped two such eruptions in February, returning valuable data on the mysterious happenings beneath Io’s surface. Researchers shared their insights on the matter in a paper published last week.

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Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.