• tunetardis@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    It’s impressive how much detail Juno was able to capture even on the night side. What I love about Io is how it’s instantly recognizable. Nothing even remotely resembles it in the solar system.

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    10 months ago

    On Dec. 30, 2023, Juno came within about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the surface of the solar system’s most volcanic world. It made a second ultra-close flyby of Io just this week.

    spacecraft Juno out there buzzing Io at high speed