Discovery of Currently Active Extraterrestrial Volcanism (original) (raw)

NASA/ADS

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• Synnott, S. P. ;
• Kupferman, P. N. ;
• Collins, S. A.

Abstract

Two volcanic plumes were discovered on an image of Io taken as part of the Voyager optical navigation effort. This is the first evidence of active volcanism on any body in the solar system other than Earth.

Publication:

Science

Pub Date:

June 1979

DOI:

10.1126/science.204.4396.972

Bibcode:

1979Sci...204..972M

Keywords:

• Io;
• Volcanoes;
• Voyager Project;
• Astronomical Photography;
• Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Planets;
• IO;
• SATELLITES;
• VOYAGER 1;
• JUPITER;
• VOLCANISM;
• CLOUDS