When Voyager spacecraft fire took photos of the moon of Jupiter Io, edgewise, a woman engineer discovered a strange like plum coming from the surface. That's when it was found Io had active volcanoes, the 2nd known erupting volcanoes at that time in the solar system. Here is more.
NASA Science News for March 9, 2007
When New Horizons flew past Jupiter on Feb. 28th, the spacecraft photographed a volcanic eruption on Io that amazed even longtime experts in the field.
The must-see photo is featured in today's story from Science@NASA.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/09mar_alienvolcano.htm?list731500
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS: E.O.A.S. (Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere and Space) Blog -
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