Io

Jupiter's Volcanic Moon

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Image sources

Family Portrait of the Jovian System. (1997). Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2662/family-portrait-of-the-jovian-system/?category=moons/jupiter-moons_io.

Io Erupts(a). (2014). Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/504/io-erupts/?category=moons/jupiter-moons_io.

Io Erupts(b). (2014). Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/502/io-erupts/?category=moons/jupiter-moons_io.

Io Erupts(c). (2014). Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/503/io-erupts/?category=moons/jupiter-moons_io.

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High Resolution Global View of Io. (1997). Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/809/high-resolution-global-view-of-io/?category=moons/jupiter-moons_io.

Io compared to Earth and it’s moon. (2015). Wikimedia. Retrieved November 4, 2022, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Io,_Earth_%26_Moon_size_comparison.jpg.

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