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Io Creates Spots on Jupiter
Io Creates Spots on Jupiter
Newfound glowing spots on Jupiter seem unexpectedly to come from electron beams whipping around the giant planet's volcanic moon Io. Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system, with its entire surface likely made up of lava from the moon's hundreds of volcanoes. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago
tags Io spots jupiter glowing electron beams
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 dollylla...
9 months ago
"The researchers think interactions between Io and Jupiter cause electrons to curve from one hemisphere of the planet around the moon to the other hemisphere, creating these unexpected spots..."

It's like the STD of planets.
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 Moe
9 months ago
Except that it is no where NEAR Uranus...
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