Tag: volcanoes
NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Mystery of Jovian Moon’s Volcanoes
The moon Io is home to 400 volcanoes, which blast lava and plumes in seemingly continuous eruptions. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma. RELATED: NASA Performs First […]
December 14, 2024
NASA Mission Identifies Volcano Eruptions on Venus
On Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that scientists have identified two volcanoes that erupted on Venus in the early 1990s. RELATED: Russia Denies Launching Anti-Satellite Weapon Into Space Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Magellan mission mapped 98 percent of the surface of Venus from 1990 to 1992, and the images […]