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Moon Io from Spacecraft Juno

Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SwRI, MSSS; Processing & Copyright: Ted Stryk & Fernando García Navarro

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Jupiter's moon Io is shown as photogaphred recently by NASA's passing Juno spacecraft. The moon is nearly half- lit by the distant Sun and shows a complex surface including the colors yellow, orange, and dark brown. Near the top, the plume of an active volcano can be seen.

APOD: 2023 October 23 – Moon Io from Spacecraft Juno

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