Io's Volcanic Heat Study

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Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon

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Cornell University astronomers have been able to study a fundamental process in planetary formation and evolution: tidal heating.

By examining flyby data from the NASA spacecraft Juno , the astronomers found that Io has active volcanoes at its poles that may help to regulate tidal heating -- which causes friction -- in its magma interior.

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