NASA's Close Flyby of Volcanic World Captures Spectacular Footage

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NASA spacecraft makes its closest-ever approach to Jupiter's moon Io, releases new images of the solar system's "most volcanic world"

Last Saturday, NASA's orbiter approached within approximately 930 miles of the solar system's most volcanic world, facilitating Juno's instruments to gather an extensive "firehose of data."

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NASA spacecraft captures stunning photos of volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft embarked on an extraordinary expedition to Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, in one of two planned close flybys. This recent journey, the closest approach to Io in over two decades, provided space enthusiasts with a unique opportunity to witness the marvels of this volcanically active world.

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Closest Flyby In 20 Years Provides Spectacular Images Of Jupiter's Moon Io

Juno's principal investigator, Scott Bolton, explains that by merging data from the recent flyby with previous observations, the team aims to analyze variations in Io's volcanoes, including eruption frequency, brightness, heat, lava flow changes, and the connection between Io's activity and charged particles in Jupiter's magnetosphere.

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NASA flies extremely close by volcano world, captures wild footage
NASA's Juno craft passed just some 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from Io's surface. To make such a near pass, Juno had to endure profoundly high levels of radiation around Jupiter. These impressive views are processed by both professional and amateur image processors. More images will be added as they become available.
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Stunning Nasa photos of ‘alien world’ near Jupiter give us rare look at ‘most volcanic object in Solar System’
Juno spacecraft made a close fly-by to Io – the most volcanic object in our Solar System. The close pass, just 930 miles from the surface, took place on December 30, 2023. It allowed Juno to picture the distant moon in stunning detail. Io is estimated to have more than 400 active volcanoes, some of which create sulfur plumes rising 300 miles above the surface.
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NASA Releases 'Stunning' Images of Jupiter's Moon
NASA's Juno craft made a close flyby of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Io is thought to be "the most volcanic world in our solar system" The "stunning" images "will be [pored] over for years to come," says IFL Science.
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NASA Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter's Moon Io on Closest Flyby in 20 Years
NASA's Juno spacecraft traveled closer to Jupiter's moon Io than any spacecraft has in more than 20 years. At its closest, Juno was expected to be around 930 miles from the moon’s surface. JunoCam instrument captured six pictures of Io, the most volcanically active planetary body in our solar system.
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Stunning Nasa photos of ‘alien world’ near Jupiter give us rare look at ‘most volcanic object in Solar System’
Juno spacecraft made a close fly-by to Io – the most volcanic object in our Solar System. The close pass, just 930 miles from the surface, took place on December 30, 2023. Io is estimated to have more than 400 active volcanoes, some of which create sulfur plumes rising 300 miles above the surface.
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Juno Probe Reveals Closest-Ever View of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io, Unveiling Ongoing Volcanic Activity in Stunning Detail
NASA shared a captivating image of Jupiter's moon Io from the Juno spacecraft flyby, revealing volcanic activity and providing a detailed view of the surface. This historic flyby brought Juno within a mere 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) of Io's surface, marking the closest approach by any probe in decades.
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See Wild New Close-Up Images of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io
NASA’s Jupiter probe had its close encounter with Io on Saturday, December 30, flying at a distance of 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) away from its surface. This marked not only the closest flyby of Io by Juno, but by any spacecraft in the past 20 years, according to NASA.
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