Holy wow! This new infrared image of Jupiter’s moon Io from the Juno spacecraft shows volcanoes, lava flows and lava lakes glowing with heat radiation!
@DrFunkySpoon @runjaj looks like something from The Expanse!
@DrFunkySpoon hey Dr Spoon - may I suggest you add #astronomy and related hashtags to your posts, or whatever tag is relevant to the specific content? You'll get much wider reach across servers. Following and searching by hashtags is the best way to keep up with topics here, so they're widely used
@mrcompletely thanks - I’m not in the habit but will try… #likethis
@DrFunkySpoon yeah. If you're in the web interface, not an app, when you start typing a hashtag it'll show you all the ones in use and how common they are, so you can get in on the ones people use the most. For instance #Astrodon is common, which I would never have guessed.
You can also follow hashtags, and create columns in the web view that track many related hashtags. I have a column for science tags, one for music, one for visual arts, etc.
Cool feature.
@mrcompletely @DrFunkySpoon indeed! I second that! The #Astrodon tag is key as that's the 'insider' hashtag for educators, scientists, researchers, scicommers etc..
@DrFunkySpoon Look at all those #CriticalZone disturbances!!
@DrFunkySpoon There's a weird optical illusion here, it looks like it's rotating to me.
@DrFunkySpoon
FYI - that image of Io is from the July 5, 2022 flyby.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-exploring-jovian-moons-during-extended-mission
We should have new images from the Dec 14 flyby soon ...
@AkaSci @DrFunkySpoon Thank you for the link, much better than the image alone!
@DrFunkySpoon We won't be fooled again, it's a slice of chorizo.
@DrFunkySpoon Love this! Hope you don’t mind if I add alt text so more people can enjoy!
#ALT4you Io is in the center of image. The left third of the moon is bright red with indications of topography, and the rest of the sphere is in shadow. There are bright dots and blurs scattered over the entire surface of the moon where volcanic activity is occurring.
@DrFunkySpoon I texted my 17/yo your toot/link, and he replied:
"Fun fact: Io is so volcanically active because of the gravitational force from Jupiter. Since Io is one of the closest of Jupiter's moons, the gravitational force is stronger. It warps the planet enough that it causes volcanic activity."
I'm going to watch football tomorrow. What's everyone else doing?
Very cool!!
@DrFunkySpoon i'm confused which image is from which flyby