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NASA’s Juno Reveals Heat Patterns on Io
NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided new insights into the heat patterns beneath Jupiter's moon Io, using its Microwave Radiometer. The findings could help understand volcanic activity and internal structure of the moon.
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Description This map represents data captured by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, indicating heat rising from just beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io. While infrared instruments measure the temperature of the moon’s surface, the lowest frequency microwave channels
2026-07-22 14:58 UTC
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Description This graphic illustrates the areas of Jupiter’s moon Io sampled by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during two close flybys. The black overlapping lines show the instrument’s footprints during Perijove 57 on Dec. 30, 2023, when the spacecraft primar
2026-07-22 15:00 UTC