PIA01530: Volcanic Activity on Io


Volcanic Activity on Io

Caption:

Io's volcanos continually resurface it, so that any impact craters have disappeared.

Background Info:

JPL manages the Voyager project for NASA's Office of Space Science.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Io
System Jupiter
Target Type Satellite
Mission Voyager
Instrument Host Voyager 1
Host Type Flyby Spacecraft
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater, Impact, Volcano
Acquisition Date
Release Date 1999-05-08
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01530
Identifier PIA01530