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Io in True Color

Image Credit: NASA, JPL, Galileo Project

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The featured image shows Jupiter's moon Io which is bright yellow from sulfur and covered with volcanoes and volcanic floes.

APOD: 2022 December 11 - Io in True Color

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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JEG
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IDK, it makes me think of an old petri dish forgotten on the bench, maybe because I'm a biologist😄 . Beautiful picture though.
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Markus K. :mastodon:
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For some people with special taste it's might be a good cheese. 😉
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Shield Maiden
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Expects some buttery blue cheese manufacturer to start making "Io" balls...sign me up.
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Greg Kemp
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I can smell the sulfur in this picture. I don't think I've ever seen Io in true color before.
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Poddi
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what would happen to us if one of these moons blew up 🤔🙋‍♂️

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