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Yeah, That’s a Freakin’ Lava Lake on a Moon

An artist’s concept of Loki Patera, one of Io’s lava lakes.
An artist’s concept of Loki Patera, one of Io’s lava lakes. Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Two recent flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io by NASA’s Juno spacecraft revealed a couple of stunning surprises: a remarkably steep mountain and islands in the middle of a burbling lava lake. – Isaac Schultz Read More