Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...
As sunlight reflected off 2024 PT5’s surface, the team realized it looked very similar to rocks retrieved from the lunar surface. “We had a general idea that this asteroid may have come from ...
The bulges move with the rotation of the moon around the Earth. An observer on the Earth's surface as the bulge approaches will see the sea level rise and then fall after it is exceeded.