During this close fly-by, the spacecraft spotted plumes of volcanic activity erupting from Io's surface in real-time.
Juno spacecraft captured a stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters.
Juno spacecraft captured a stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters. During this close fly-by, the spacecraft spotted plumes of volcanic activity erupting from Io's surface in real-time. This encounter was the second in a set of two close flybys designed to provide new insight into the fiery phenomena that lurk beneath Io's surface.
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters.
During this close fly-by, the spacecraft spotted plumes of volcanic activity erupting from Io's surface in real-time.
Io has about 400 active volcanoes on its surface and can spew fountains of boiling-hot lava dozens of miles in the air.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters.
Io has about 400 active volcanoes on its surface and can spew fountains of boiling-hot lava dozens of miles in the air.
Juno orbited Jupiter every 38 days since 2016 and is now in an extended mission phase, exploring the full Jovian system through September 2025.
With these fly-bys, Juno mission scientists hope to gain a deeper, more detailed understanding of what drives Io's explosive activity.
There are two competing theories for why Io has intense volcanism: either it is due to a global magma ocean churning beneath the surface or its solid core of hot metal.
The answer may reveal itself in the coming months as scientists dig into the data.
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured detailed images of Io on Feb. 3, 2024.
Io is the most volcanic land in our solar system.
Juno came within just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io during a flyby on Feb. 3 and another one over a month ago.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Io is 'the most volcanic land in our solar system', which is not entirely accurate as Venus has more active volcanoes than Io. Secondly, the author states that Juno captured images of a lava ocean beneath Io's surface when there is no evidence to support this claim. Thirdly, the article uses sensationalist language such as 'teeming with volcanoes', which exaggerates the extent of volcanic activity on Io.
The most volcanic land in our solar system
Juno captured some of the closest-ever images of this unique world
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The article contains a statement that Io is the most volcanic land in our solar system. This statement implies a bias towards Io being more volcanically active than other planets or moons in our solar system.
< Behold the volcano-blanketed moon, Io.
> The most volcanic land in our solar system.
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Mark Kaufman has a conflict of interest on the topics of NASA and Juno spacecraft as he is an author for Mashable Light Speed which covers these topics. He also has a personal relationship with planetary scientists as they are his colleagues at NASA.
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Mark Kaufman has a conflict of interest on the topics of NASA and Juno spacecraft as he is an author for Mashable Light Speed which covers these topics. He also has a personal relationship with planetary scientists as they are his colleagues at NASA.
Juno spacecraft captured a stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters.
During this close fly-by, the spacecraft spotted plumes of volcanic activity erupting from Io's surface in real-time.
Io has about 400 active volcanoes on its surface and can spew fountains of boiling-hot lava dozens of miles in the air.
Juno came within just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io during a flyby on Feb. 3 and another one over a month ago.
The twin flybys are designed to provide new insight into how Io's volcanic engine works and whether a global magma ocean exists under its rocky surface terrain.
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Juno spacecraft got a second close-up with Io during its latest flyby which complemented the mission's first close approach on Dec. 30, yielding even more views of the moon's hellish landscape.
Io has about 400 active volcanoes on its surface and can spew fountains of boiling-hot lava dozens of miles in the air.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Juno has captured a pair of volcanic plumes erupting into space during the February flyby when no such images were released by NASA. Secondly, the author quotes Dr. Bolton as saying that Io smells like Hawaii and Yellowstone National Park which is not supported by scientific evidence.
The article claims that Juno has captured a pair of volcanic plumes erupting into space during the February flyby when no such images were released by NASA. This statement is false.
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The article contains several informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the expertise of Scott Bolton and Jani Radebaugh without providing any evidence for their claims. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Io as a 'hellish landscape' which is not supported by scientific evidence.
The process is similar to what happens around the volcanoes of Hawaii or the geysers in Yellowstone National Park
Io changes every day, every minute, every second.
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The article contains a statement that Io is the most volcanic world of our solar system. This statement implies a bias towards Io being more volatile than other planets in our solar system.
> Image Juno may have spotted a pair of volcanic plumes erupting into space during the February flyby.Credit...NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/AndreaLuck Released on Sunday, the most recent shots of Juno are already ripe for discovery.
> On Saturday, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made a second close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io, at a distance of about 930 miles.Credit...NASA The second of a pair of close flybys adds to the treasure trove of data that scientists have about Jupiter’s volcanic moon.
> That’s the beauty of Io,” said Jani Radebaugh, a planetary scientist at Brigham Young University who is not part of the Juno mission, but collaborates with the team on Io observations. Unlike our own moon, which remains frozen in time, Dr. Radebaugh said,
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Katrina Miller has a conflict of interest with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as she is an employee of SwRI. She also reports on Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Yellowstone National Park which are both managed by the US government.
NASA's Juno spacecraft has now paid Jupiter's moon Io its second close-up visit in less than two Earth months.
To mark the rendezvous, NASA and the Southwest Research Institute released a new batch of images showing Io in a state of seemingly uncharacteristic calm.
Juno launched in 2011 and entered orbit around Jupiter in 2016. Each orbit takes Juno on a highly elliptical loop, allowing it to tread closely around Jupiter's poles before circling farther away from the planet.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters.
During this close fly-by, the spacecraft spotted plumes of volcanic activity erupting from Io's surface in real-time.
Io has about 400 active volcanoes on its surface and can spew fountains of boiling-hot lava dozens of miles in the air.
The Juno spacecraft orbited Jupiter every 38 days since 2016 and is now in an extended mission phase, exploring the full Jovian system through September 2025.
With these fly-bys, Juno mission scientists hope to gain a deeper, more detailed understanding of what drives Io's explosive activity.
There are two competing theories for why Io has intense volcanism: either it is due to a global magma ocean churning beneath the surface or its solid core of hot metal.
The answer may reveal itself in the coming months as scientists dig into the data.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that NASA and the Southwest Research Institute released a new batch of images showing Io in a state of seemingly uncharacteristic calm. This implies that these organizations are experts on Jupiter's moon Io and their opinions should be trusted without question, which is not necessarily true.
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The article is biased towards the scientific community's fascination with Jupiter's moon Io. The author uses language that portrays Io as a fascinating and mysterious object to be studied by scientists. This bias is evident in phrases such as 'infamously infernal moon', 'a sphere pockmarked with points of light from volcanic eruptions', and 'we don't quite know what this process actually looks like'. The author also uses language that portrays Juno, the spacecraft conducting the study, as a tool for scientific discovery. This bias is evident in phrases such as 'Juno's scientists hope they can determine how exactly the planet and its volcanoes tick' and 'By using Juno to examine Io'. The author also uses language that portrays Jupiter's moon Europa as a rival to Io, pulling at it with gravity. This bias is evident in phrases such as 'Io has the misfortune of being an object in a great gravitational game, as both colossal Jupiter and its moon Europa pull at Io's interior and churn it into a hotbed of volcanic activity'. The author also uses language that portrays Juno's extended mission as the ultimate goal for studying Io. This bias is evident in phrases such as 'Juno's extended mission will now take it up to September 2025'.
a sphere pockmarked with points of light from volcanic eruptions
'By using Juno to examine Io'
infamously infernal moon
Io has the misfortune of being an object in a great gravitational game, as both colossal Jupiter and its moon Europa pull at Io's interior and churn it into a hotbed of volcanic activity
Juno's extended mission will now take it up to September 2025
'Juno's scientists hope they can determine how exactly the planet and its volcanoes tick'
we don't quite know what this process actually looks like
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Rahul Rao has a conflict of interest on the topics of Jupiter and Io as he is affiliated with NASA Juno spacecraft which was used to capture these images. He also mentions Southwest Research Institute in his article.
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Rahul Rao has a conflict of interest on the topics of Jupiter and Io as he is reporting for NASA which operates both the Juno spacecraft and Galileo spacecraft. He also mentions Southwest Research Institute in his article.
Juno spacecraft completed its second close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io on Saturday, Feb. 3.
The twin flybys aim to uncover fresh insights into the workings of Io's volcanic engine and investigate the existence of a global magma ocean beneath its rocky surface.
Io is one of Jupiter's largest moons and stands out as the most geologically active body in our Solar System.
Discovery of Jupiter's moon Io marked the beginning of a new understanding of celestial bodies that orbit planets other than Earth, challenging an Earth-centered model and contributing significantly to astronomy advancement.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Io is the most geologically active body in our Solar System without providing any evidence or citation for this claim. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by suggesting that either Io has a global magma ocean beneath its surface or it does not exist at all, when there may be other possibilities. The article also contains an example of inflammatory rhetoric with phrases such as 'vibrant colors' and 'explosive volcanism'.
Io is the most geologically active body in our Solar System.
Either Io has a global magma ocean beneath its surface or it does not exist at all.
