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ALMA shows volcanic influences on the atmosphere by Io – ScienceDaily – AlKhaleej Today

ALMA shows volcanic influences on the atmosphere by Io – ScienceDaily

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New radio images from the Atacama Large Millimeter / Submillimeter Array (ALMA) show for the first time the direct impact of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiters moon Io. Io is the most volcanically active moon in our solar system. It is home to more than 400 active volcanoes that emit sulfur gases, which give Io its yellow-white-orange-red colors when they freeze on its surface. Despite being extremely thin about a billion times thinner than Earths atmosphere Io has an atmosphere that…

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