Io Loki in Infrared: Hot Edge

High temperatures observed by NASA Galileo spacecraft along the western edge of the Loki volcano on Jupiter moon Io may indicate freshly exposed material at the shore of a lava lake during an Oct. 16, 2001 flyby of Io.

High temperatures observed by NASA Galileo spacecraft along the western edge of the Loki volcano on Jupiter moon Io may indicate freshly exposed material at the shore of a lava lake during an Oct. 16, 2001 flyby of Io.