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For your processing pleasure: The sharpest pictures of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io in a generation (phys.org)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 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