Jupiter and its tumultuous volcanic moon Io
Just before its 53rd close flyby of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a stunning view of the planet and its volcanic moon, Io. The image, processed from JunoCam’s raw data by citizen scientist Alain Mirón Velázquez, showcases Io’s dynamic surface marked by numerous active volcanoes, with the spacecraft set for even closer encounters in late 2023 and early 2024. When the image was taken, Juno was approximately 32,170 miles (51,770 kilometers) away from Io and about 245,000 miles above Jupiter’s cloud tops (395,000 km).
