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 (DIR) Post #B2rZMXSuj0nPbJATAW by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
       2026-02-01T01:59:31Z
       
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       On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft witnessed the most intense eruption ever recorded on Io, Jupiter’s most volcanically active moon. The eruption spanned 65,000 sq km (larger than Earth’s Lake Superior) near the south pole and released 140-260 TW of energy, > 6x the total energy of all power plants on Earth.3 other hotspots also lit up. Scientists interpret this as a single event affecting an underground network of massive, interconnected magma chambers.https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-juno-mission-spots-most-powerful-volcanic-activity-on-io-to-date/1/n
       
 (DIR) Post #B2rZMcsGcB2yNO4Hse by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
       2026-02-01T02:04:27Z
       
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       Please take a look at these earlier threads for some more info on the geology of Io.https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113646097353360432https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/1122958077523141282/n