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Jupiter and Io
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Jupiter, Io
- Release DateApril 20, 1999
- Science ReleaseHubble Clicks Images of Io Sweeping across Jupiter
- CreditCredits: John Spencer (Lowell Observatory) and NASA
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Jupiter's Moon, Io, Sweeps Across the Planet; Io Volcano Spews Sulfur Dioxide Snow (lower right)
While hunting for volcanic plumes on Io, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured these images of the volatile moon sweeping across the giant face of Jupiter. Only a few weeks before these dramatic images were taken, the orbiting telescope snapped a portrait of one of Io's...
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Mar 28, 2025
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