{"id":136940,"date":"2024-12-14T12:40:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T05:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136940"},"modified":"2024-12-14T12:40:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T05:40:52","slug":"nasa-mission-solves-volcanic-mystery-of-jupiters-tortured-moon-io","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136940","title":{"rendered":"NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter\u2019s \u2018tortured moon\u2019 Io"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/editor-note\/instances\/cm4nabkab0003356mj4mlfu5p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"editor-note\" class=\"editor-note vossi-editor-note inline-placeholder \" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n    <em>Sign up for CNN\u2019s Wonder Theory science newsletter.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\/wonder-theory?source=nl-acq_article\"><em>Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more<\/em><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nab845005w2cqfgs7nhhre@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Flybys of Jupiter\u2019s fiery moon Io, carried out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/19\/world\/juno-jupiter-lightning-scn\/index.html\">NASA\u2019s Juno spacecraft<\/a>, are helping to solve the enduring mystery of why the small moon is the most volcanically active body in our solar system.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000h356mohdwkblc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Similar in size to Earth\u2019s moon, Io has an estimated 400 volcanoes that continuously release plumes and lava that coat that moon\u2019s surface.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000i356mgh5k44cj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Juno mission, which has been orbiting and observing Jupiter and its moons since July 2016, made incredibly close flybys of Io in December 2023 and February. The spacecraft zipped within 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the moon\u2019s surface, capturing images and data. Together, Juno\u2019s flybys have enabled an unprecedented look at the smoldering moon, including taking observations of its poles for the first time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000j356mhr4x4bs6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Researchers presented some of the results from an analysis of the flyby data Wednesday at the American Geophysical Union\u2019s annual meeting in Washington, DC. A paper detailing some of the findings was also published Thursday in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-08442-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000k356mth08l0r2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIo is one of the most intriguing objects in the whole solar system,\u201d said study coauthor Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator and an associate vice president at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. \u201cWe can see that this body is completely covered with volcanoes over both poles and all across its middle, (which are) constantly going off.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000l356mnjgfj5db@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The new data suggests that Io\u2019s numerous volcanoes are each likely powered by their own chamber of hot magma, rather than being fed by a global ocean of magma beneath the surface. The latter had long been a prevailing hypothesis by astronomers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000m356m61xje717@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The finding could change the way astronomers understand moons dominated by subsurface global oceans in our solar system, such as Jupiter\u2019s moon Europa and planets beyond our solar system.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000n356mc42s96kg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, known as the father of modern astronomy, discovered Io on January 8, 1610.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000o356mvgplkqcr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But the moon\u2019s wild volcanic activity wasn\u2019t detected<strong> <\/strong>until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io\u2019s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4nakqbx0016356maucoz83t@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"io.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.64625\" data-original-height=\"1034\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/io.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1034\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/io.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1034\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/io.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1034\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/io.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1034\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/io.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/io.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"NASA's Juno spacecraft captures the north polar region of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on December 30, 2023.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1034\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000p356mywxkzaue@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That year, Linda Morabito, an imaging scientist at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, became the first person to identify a volcanic plume as she studied an <a href=\"https:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA00379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image of Io captured by Voyager 1<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000q356mo80vevty@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The revelation sparked a decades-long mystery as astronomers wondered about the origins of Io\u2019s constant volcanic activity.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000r356msdvm7fa4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSince Morabito\u2019s discovery, planetary scientists have wondered how the volcanoes were fed from the lava underneath the surface,\u201d Bolton said. \u201cWas there a shallow ocean of white-hot magma fueling the volcanoes, or was their source more localized? We knew data from Juno\u2019s two very close flybys could give us some insights on how this tortured moon actually worked.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000s356msn6mx5h0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Io orbits around Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, which Bolton calls a \u201cmonster.\u201d The moon\u2019s orbit is imperfect, meaning that sometimes it comes closer to Jupiter during its orbit, and other times it is farther away. Io completes one orbit around the planet every 42.5 hours.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000t356mgdc2dxkw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jupiter\u2019s massive gravitational influence squeezes Io as it orbits the planet, like a hand squeezing a rubber ball, which warms up the moon. This phenomenon is called tidal flexing, or friction from tidal forces that generate internal heat.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000u356m46sitkdi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s happening inside Io,\u201d Bolton said. \u201cThat squeezing is generating heat, and it\u2019s getting so hot that (Io\u2019s) insides are literally melting and popping out. The eruptions are constant. It\u2019s like a nonstop rainstorm. It\u2019s just always erupting all over the place.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000v356m1ndzaf5q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The constant flexing of Jupiter\u2019s tug on Io generates immense energy, which would melt part of the moon\u2019s interior, Bolton said. And if the melting was substantial enough, it would create a global magma ocean that Juno could use its instruments to detect.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000w356mwtauz88d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            During its close flybys, Juno captured high-precision Doppler data, which measured Io\u2019s gravity by tracking how zipping closely to the moon affected the spacecraft\u2019s acceleration. The data was compared with observations from previous missions that have flown by Jupiter and its moons, such as NASA\u2019s Galileo spacecraft, as well as ground-based telescopes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000x356mespht40c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Together, the observations point to a rigid, mostly solid interior beneath Io\u2019s surface, rather than a global magma ocean \u2014 solving a 45-year mystery started by Voyager 1\u2019s observations. Instead, the volcanoes are powered by more local sources, and each one has its own pocket of magma beneath it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000y356m3klbdoyt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cJuno\u2019s discovery that tidal forces do not always create global magma oceans does more than prompt us to rethink what we know about Io\u2019s interior,\u201d said lead study author Ryan Park, a Juno co-investigator and supervisor of the Solar System Dynamics Group at JPL, in a statement. \u201cIt has implications for our understanding of other moons, such as (Saturn\u2019s)<strong> <\/strong>Enceladus and Europa,<strong> <\/strong>and even exoplanets and super-Earths. Our new findings provide an opportunity to rethink what we know about planetary formation and evolution.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj000z356m5y0l87cz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The mission has also helped to capture an array of imagery that showcases Io\u2019s \u201cprimordial fantasy land surface,\u201d said Heidi Becker, a planetary scientist at JPL who was not involved in the study. The images are bringing different features on Io into focus like never before, including islands spotted on massive lava lakes, such as one called Loki Patera, which is so large that astronomers compare it more to a lava sea sitting on Io\u2019s surface.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4nafzwj0010356m2heqejvb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Juno spacecraft continues to contribute new insights about Jupiter and its moons, having recently completed a flyby over Jupiter\u2019s swirling cloud tops on November 24. Next, Juno will swing by 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) above Jupiter\u2019s center on December 27, logging 645.7 million miles (1.04<strong> <\/strong>billion kilometers) since beginning its investigation of Jupiter eight years ago.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/13\/science\/jupiter-moon-io-lava-chambers\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for CNN\u2019s Wonder Theory science newsletter.\u00a0Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. 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