
A new volcanic feature east of Kanehekili on Jupiter's moon Io was imaged by NASA's Juno mission during its 58th close flyby of the gas giant on Feb. 3, 2024. The image was captured in Jupiter-shine at 1.1 miles (1.8 kilometers) per pixel by the mission's JunoCam instrument. The feature is new since NASA's Galileo captured the area in 1997 (image at left), and consists of two thin, digitate flows, running roughly to the west and southwest from a common point at 17 degrees 2 minutes south latitude and 21 degrees 9 minutes west longitude. Dark gray diffuse deposits surround the ends of each flow, extending 25 to 34 miles (40 to 55 kilometers) out from the flow termini, perhaps from lava fragmentation during interaction with volatile frosts. A diffuse red deposit is seen wrapping from the eastern to the southern side of the flow field's source in the northeast, similar in appearance to features attributed to elemental sulfur deposits being actively ejected from a vent. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26487
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December 12, 2024
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