Volcanic eruption plumes on Io
Abstract
An umbrella-shaped plume detected above Io confirms that Io is volcanically active. Preliminary analyses of eight such eruptive plumes are presented.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- August 1979
- DOI:
- 10.1038/280733a0
- Bibcode:
- 1979Natur.280..733S
- Keywords:
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- Io;
- Plumes;
- Spaceborne Photography;
- Volcanology;
- Voyager Project;
- Albedo;
- Data Acquisition;
- Image Processing;
- Planetology;
- Ultraviolet Spectroscopy;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration