ALMA Shows Volcanic Impact on Io’s Atmosphere Io is the most volcanically active moon in our s
ALMA Shows Volcanic Impact on Io’s Atmosphere Io is the most volcanically active moon in our solar system. It hosts more than 400 active volcanoes, spewing out sulfur gases that give Io its yellow-white-orange-red colors when they freeze out on its surface. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), I. de Pater et al.; NRAO/AUI NSF, S. Dagnello; NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteVia The National Radio Astronomy Observatory -- source link
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