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Juno Used an Atmospheric Instrument to Probe Heat Below Io’s Surface
Key Takeaways
- Juno used its Microwave Radiometer during Io flybys in December 2023 and February 2024.
- The instrument measured heat several meters below the moon’s surface, down to about six meters.
- The data are described in research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
- The results give scientists a new way to study how tidal heating and volcanism shape Io’s near subsurface.
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DT Editorial Team··via universetoday.com