In:
Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 24, No. 20 ( 1997-10-15), p. 2443-2446
Abstract:
High‐temperature hot spots on Io have been imaged at ∼50 km spatial resolution by Galileo's CCD imaging system (SSI). Images were acquired during eclipses (Io in Jupiter's shadow) via the SSI clear filter (∼0.4–1.0 µm), detecting emissions from both small intense hot spots and diffuse extended glows associated with Io‧s atmosphere and plumes. A total of 13 hot spots have been detected over ∼70% of Io–s surface. Each hot spot falls precisely on a low‐albedo feature corresponding to a caldera floor and/or lava flow. The hot‐spot temperatures must exceed ∼700 K for detection by SSI. Observations at wavelengths longer than those available to SSI require that most of these hot spots actually have significantly higher temperatures (∼1000 K or higher) and cover small areas. The high‐temperature hot spots probably mark the locations of active silicate volcanism, supporting suggestions that the eruption and near‐surface movement of silicate magma drives the heat flow and volcanic activity of Io.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0094-8276
,
1944-8007
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
1997
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2021599-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
7403-2
SSG:
16,13
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