Io After Galileo A New View of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon /

• Main Authors: Lopes, Rosaly M. C. (Author), Spencer, John R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Jupiter’s moon Io is the Solar System’s most exotic satellite. Active volcanism on Io was discovered from observations by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1979, confirming a possibility suggested from theoretical studies of Io’s orbit. Our knowledge of Io’s volcanism, composition, and space environment w...