Io: Jupiter's Hellish Moon

Volcanoes are a unique feature of our earth. Our Earth is relatively new as compared to all other solid worlds in our solar system. Some worlds have a few volcanic activities and some worlds lack any volcanic activity. But there is one strange place in our solar system which outclasses everything else in terms of volcanic activity. Galileo discovered four massive moons around our largest planet, Jupiter, using a telescope in 1610. Callisto was the farthest out, followed (inward) by Ganymede, Europa, and lastly the closest world: Io. While Callisto and Ganymede are enormous and extensively cratered, and Europa appears to be covered in ice, when we take a good, close look at Io, it appears to be vastly different from the other worlds. What’s so special about IO that makes it stand out in our solar system?

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Credits: Nasa/Shutterstock/Storyblocks/Elon Musk/SpaceX/ESA/ESO/ Flickr

Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
1:10 Earth Crust
3:10 Io Crust and facts
8:05 Enceladus
8:20 Europa

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[marcusanderson]

i love these explainers on our solar system moons and planets. Please -- more!

[raulryan]

The name fit the moon perfectly. In the greek mythology IO suffered so much because of Zeus' lust for her. Here the moon IO has turned into a living Hell because of Jupiter.

[CHARMING_PLAYBOY_]

The classic Sean Connery Movie Outland main setting! 😁😃

[snafutube]

would standing on the surface of Io mean being subjected to constant massive Ioquakes too?

[dino]

I have a theory that IO was once a water world. Jupiters tidal forces caused massive geysers on IO. This is where a large part of Europas ocean comes from. IO rained water onto Europa's surface for millions of years.

[cg]

Ya I got that kind of effect too #Iamazamboniontheinside

[mm-dwrr]

Io certainly sounds like no place for a picnic! Talk about a horrible "crust"! 🍞 🍞 🍞 🍞 🍞

[cg]

Ice melting? Hmmm no fellow human I do not know of these words you speak of! What is ice and what is melting? How does one melt? Is it like malt? Like a malted milkshake? Cuz I know what those are!!! Har dee har har