"NASA's Juno Captures Stunning Close-Up Images of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io"

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"NASA's Juno Captures Stunning Close-Up Images of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io"
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NASA's Juno spacecraft recently completed a historic flyby of Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 930 miles of its surface, the closest approach in over two decades. The flyby provided stunning images and a wealth of data on Io's volcanic activity, which is among the most intense in the Solar System due to tidal heating from Jupiter and its moons. The mission aims to understand the frequency and patterns of volcanic eruptions on Io, as well as the suspected magma oceans beneath its crust. Juno is set to continue its exploration with another close pass on February 3.

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