Two spacecraft jointly eyeing Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, have spotted a towering new plume.
Images of Io show two volcanic plumes (arrows). One spews from the equatorial volcano Pele (left). A new plume emerges from Tvashtar Catena near Io’s north pole (right). NASA/JPL
Both the height and location of the eruption, imaged last December and January by the Cassini and Galileo craft, make it a standout.
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