NASA's Juno spacecraft came within 1,500 km (930 miles) of the surface of Jupiter's moon Io in two recent flybys. That's close enough to reveal new details on the surface of this moon, the most volcanic object in the solar system.
Juno reveals a giant lava lake on Io retrieved 22 April 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-04-juno-reveals-giant-lava-lake.html
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