Another amazing Io image from New Horizons
Written by
Emily Lakdawalla
March 13, 2007
The Tvashtar eruption continues to amaze. All this time between Galileo and New Horizons, Io's volcanoes have probably continually produced spectacular eruptions like these. It boggles the mind, all the activity that goes on in space where no human can see it. New Horizons has now passed Io by; it'll go on erupting, not caring whether anybody's watching or not.
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