On this date: Galileo sheds new light on Io, Jupiter's hellscape moon
The Galileo probe expanded on our knowledge of Jupiter's moon, Io, showing us just how hot and hellish the Jovian satellite ...
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On this date: Galileo sheds new light on Io, Jupiter's hellscape moon
On this date, Jan. 17, 2002, the Galileo probe made it’s 33 rd pass of Jupiter’s moon, Io. After Voyager 1’s pass in 1979, Io was dubbed the most volcanically active place in the solar system.
On this date: Volcanic moon reveals heated secrets
On this date in 2002, the Galileo probe makes it's 33rd pass by the Jovian moon, Io.
Forbes8 个月
See The Jaw-Dropping New Image Of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon From Earth
9, 2024. In October last year, during its 55th close flyby of the planet, Juno passed 7,270 miles (11,700 kilometers) from Io, making it the closest pass since NASA’s Galileo probe imaged the ...
National Geographic news7 年
Distant Oasis
Europa's frozen, fissured surface, seen here in a colorized mosaic image from the Galileo spacecraft, hides a liquid ocean that may hold all the ingredients needed for life. Three key ingredients ...