01.30.26

Unprecedented eruption detected on Io

Article originally posted by Media Inaf, Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics. 

Representation of the transversal section of a system of subterranean magmatic chambers under Jupiters surface feeding from a massive magma reservoir
Representation of the transversal section of a system of subterranean magmatic chambers. A vast interconnected reservoir (in red) feeds the superficial erosions in correspondence with structures A, B, and P139. The horizontal scale is about 500 kilometers, while the vertical scale is not in scale. Credits: Mura A., et al. A vast interconnected reservoir (in red) feeds the superficial erosions in correspondence with structures A, B, and P139.