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Jupiter’s Moon Io Seen in Infrared Light

The volcano-laced surface of Jupiter's moon Io was captured in infrared by the Juno spacecraft's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) imager on July 5, 2022.
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Credits: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM
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NASA's Juno mission captured this infrared view of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on July 5, 2022, when the spacecraft was about 50,000 miles (80,000 kilometers) away. This infrared image was derived from data collected by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard Juno. In this image, the brighter the color the higher the temperature recorded by JIRAM.

More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu.