This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Trip Into Space  Jupiter Satellites Jupiter's Satellite Io - Volcanic Caldera |
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| See also: Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet, Jupiter's Satellite Io, Jupiter's Satellite Io - Close Up |   |
Image of possible volcanic calderas on Jupiter's moon Io. The caldera may be venting gasses, seen as the light patch at left center in this picture. The dark areas on the caldera floor are thought to be molten sulfur. The image was taken as Voyager 1 approached Io at a distance of about 130,000 km. (Voyager 1, P-21286)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27