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Jupiter and Io (New Horizons) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by MrPoopyButthole to c/space
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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For anyone else curious about the blue and red areas above Io: "The image shows a major eruption in progress on Io's night side, at the northern volcano Tvashtar. Incandescent lava glows red beneath a high volcanic plume, whose uppermost portions are illuminated by sunlight. The plume appears blue due to scattering of light by small particles in the plume."

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's so cool. I didn't realise we had pictures like this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's FUCKING SICK