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Look! NASA Snapped A Rare Closeup of the Solar System's Most Terrifying Moon
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew over the southern hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Io, capturing images of volcanoes and lava lakes.
Io's constant volcanic activity is caused by the gravitational pull of Jupiter and its two other moons, which generate powerful tides and enough heat to power the moon's lava flows. [ more ]