"Juno Probe Captures Stunning Close-Up of Volcanic Moon Io"

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Source: Ars Technica
"Juno Probe Captures Stunning Close-Up of Volcanic Moon Io"
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NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a stunning new image of Io, Jupiter's volcanically active moon, during a recent flyby. The image, processed by Björn Jónsson, reveals a bright plume and specular reflections, shedding new light on the moon's volcanic activity. Juno's mission to study Jupiter includes periodic flybys of its moons, providing opportunities for public engagement in processing raw images.

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