Insane things like this can make you feel so small
the_fungible_man on
Recorded as **New Horizons** was passing by on April 2, 2007 on its way to Pluto.
MAHHockey on
Io is just a bit larger than our moon. So just imagine being able to see this with the naked eye on a full moon night.
Bob_Chris on
This would be like a volcano on Earth spewing lava so high it would practically hit the ISS on flyover. It’s a mind-bogglingly ridiculous fountain of lava.
Altruistic-Yak-9660 on
i don’t think i can really grasp how insanely big that volcano eruption is. If we could see it in color, would it be glowing?
CocaColai on
Calling the atmosphere “thin” is almost misleading. It’s 3×10^-9 thinner than ours – at its peak.
dontevercallmeabully on
Is the ejection of mass in a single direction substantial enough to alter Io’s orbit?
srandrews on
How cool would it be to land a seismograph there.
CrimsonTightwad on
I cannot wait until we can see these places in HD video, even if it means having to send back physical video due to bandwidth limits. This volcano, the icy Hoth surface of Europa, a Methane Beach photo from Titan, etc, are beyond dreams.
Roy4Pris on
320 kms.
I know Reddit is largely American, but I feel a sub like r/space should have a rule that all measurements are expressed as SI units.
Yeah, hit me with your Yankee downvotes 🤪
Xero_id on
Do we know the elevation of the volcano? Curious how high lava is shooting over volcano peak.
Hagge5 on
Me 20 seconds after I find a zit in the bathroom mirror
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Insane things like this can make you feel so small
Recorded as **New Horizons** was passing by on April 2, 2007 on its way to Pluto.
Io is just a bit larger than our moon. So just imagine being able to see this with the naked eye on a full moon night.
This would be like a volcano on Earth spewing lava so high it would practically hit the ISS on flyover. It’s a mind-bogglingly ridiculous fountain of lava.
i don’t think i can really grasp how insanely big that volcano eruption is. If we could see it in color, would it be glowing?
Calling the atmosphere “thin” is almost misleading. It’s 3×10^-9 thinner than ours – at its peak.
Is the ejection of mass in a single direction substantial enough to alter Io’s orbit?
How cool would it be to land a seismograph there.
I cannot wait until we can see these places in HD video, even if it means having to send back physical video due to bandwidth limits. This volcano, the icy Hoth surface of Europa, a Methane Beach photo from Titan, etc, are beyond dreams.
320 kms.
I know Reddit is largely American, but I feel a sub like r/space should have a rule that all measurements are expressed as SI units.
Yeah, hit me with your Yankee downvotes 🤪
Do we know the elevation of the volcano? Curious how high lava is shooting over volcano peak.
Me 20 seconds after I find a zit in the bathroom mirror