Aug. 29, 2013, Volcanic Outburst On Io (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Aug. 29, 2013, Volcanic Outburst On Io

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The Aug. 29, 2013, outburst on Io was among the largest ever observed on the most volcanically active body in the solar system.

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Infrared image taken by Gemini North telescope, courtesy of Katherine de Kleer, UC Berkeley.

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