NASA’s Juno Flyby Reveals Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon in Mind-Blowing Detail : ScienceAlert

The most volcanic object in the Solar System has just been unveiled in new, glorious detail.

On 30 December 2023, Jupiter probe Juno conducted its closest flyby of Io yet, snapping some incredible pics in the process. In them, Jupiter’s moon seems to gleam with sickly, sulfurous hues, its surface mottled with features created by the ongoing volcanic activity that roils therein.

Juno’s flyby was the closest any probe has approached Io in decades, swooping within just 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) of the moon’s surface. The aim, scientists say, is to better understand the peculiarities of this…