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Animation of Pele and Tvashtar's Plumes

Animation of Pele and Tvashtar's Plumes
Animation of Pele and Tvashtar's Plumes This animation, composed of UV3 frames from the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) taken on 2 January 2001 and magnified by a factor of 2, shows plumes from Io's Tvashtar and Pele Paterae (volcanoes). NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Gordan Ugarkovic