Io's new cylindrical map.

[Dubb]

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[tony873004]

It's amazing how many volcanoes you can spot in this image.

[snabald]

Very nice pictures.

Does anyone have any idea what this is?

Is that digital noise in the dark areas? Or is it some kind of large scale rock formation that's darker than the surrounding area - I can't for the life of me figure out what it might be.

[grant hutchison]

That's Loki Patera. it's about the size of the big island of Hawaii, and it's also a product of volcanism.
The black area is interpreted as being (or once having been) a lake of liquid sulphur 200km across, while the yellow region enclosed by the black surface is interpreted as a floe of yellow sulphur floating on the lake. The dark linear feature to upper right is a fissure which is spouting a volcanic plume (visible as the grey striations radiating leftwards). The apparent "noise" in the lake may be smaller sulphur rafts.

More images and information here and here.

Grant Hutchison

[Swift]

I'm probably a little crazy, but I think Io would be just about the neatest place to visit (assuming a good spacesuit).

[Romanus]

I myself hope I live long enough to see a few seismometers go down, and last long enough to tell us some information about the interior. I bet old Io's interior is a beautiful cacophony of strong tremblors compared to Earth.

[snabald]

That's Loki Patera. it's about the size of the big island of Hawaii, and it's also a product of volcanism.
The black area is interpreted as being (or once having been) a lake of liquid sulphur 200km across, while the yellow region enclosed by the black surface is interpreted as a floe of yellow sulphur floating on the lake. The dark linear feature to upper right is a fissure which is spouting a volcanic plume (visible as the grey striations radiating leftwards). The apparent "noise" in the lake may be smaller sulphur rafts.

More images and information here and here.

Grant Hutchison

Thanks!

That's even far more interesting that I imagined it would be!

[Ingo]

Looks habitable.

[VPCCD]

I'm probably a little crazy, but I think Io would be just about the neatest place to visit (assuming a good spacesuit).

Most of jupiters moons would be quite intresting to visit, my personal intrest would be europa, or any one that may harbor some sort of life.

[Dubb]

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