Error finding ID 1600 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1600 AND Element=3 AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element Video

Error finding ID 1600 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1600 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1601 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1601 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1602 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1602 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1603 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1603 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1604 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1604 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1605 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1605 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1606 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1606 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1607 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1607 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1608 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1608 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1609 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1609 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1610 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1610 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1611 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1611 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1612 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1612 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1613 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1613 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1614 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1614 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1615 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1615 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1616 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1616 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1617 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1617 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1618 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1618 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1619 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1619 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1620 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1620 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 1621 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=1621 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 3671 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=3671 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 3698 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=3698 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 4005 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=4005 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Error finding element ImageSmall

Error finding ID 7599 in

Error finding content SELECT * FROM win_content WHERE PageID=7599 AND Element= AND (Level='elem' OR Level='all') AND Lang='en'

Galileo Finds More Volcanoes on Io - Windows to the Universe
This shows an active volcanic region on Io. The yellow and orange area is newly formed lava, and the dark areas show lava that has cooled down.
Click on image for full size
Courtesy of NASA

Related links:

What else has Galileo found out about Io?

Galileo Finds More Volcanoes on Io
News story originally written on June 2, 2000

The Galileo spacecraft took pictures of some huge volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io. Scientists say these volcanoes aren't like the ones we have on Earth. Some of the huge ones are active for years!

Galileo will next study the moon Ganymede and Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

You might also be interested in:

Traveling Nitrogen Classroom Activity Kit

Check out our online store - minerals, fossils, books, activities, jewelry, and household items!...more

Galileo

Galileo was a spacecraft that orbited Jupiter for eight years. It made many discoveries about Jupiter and its moons. Galileo was launched in 1989, and reached Jupiter in 1995. The spacecraft had two parts....more

The Great Red Spot of Jupiter

The Great Red Spot is thought to be a hurricane which has been raging on Jupiter for at least 400 years. The connected page shows an image of the Great Red Spot next to Tropical Storm Emily for comparison....more

Galileo Reaches the End of its Road

Galileo is a spacecraft that has been orbiting Jupiter for eight years. On September 21, 2003, Galileo will crash into Jupiter. It will burn up in Jupiter's atmosphere. The crash is not an accident! The...more

1999--A Year in Review...

It was another exciting and frustrating year for the space science program. It seemed that every step forward led to one backwards. Either way, NASA led the way to a great century of discovery. Unfortunately,...more

STS-95 Launch: "Let the wings of Discovery lift us on to the future."

The Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on October 29th at 2:19 p.m. EST. The sky was clear and the weather was great. This was the America's 123rd manned space mission. A huge...more

Moon Found Orbiting Asteroid

Scientists found a satellite orbiting the asteroid, Eugenia. This is the second one ever! A special telescope allows scientists to look through Earth's atmosphere. The first satellite found was Dactyl....more

U.S. is Fed Up with Russia

The United States wants Russia to put the service module in orbit! The module is part of the International Space Station. It was supposed to be in space over 2 years ago. Russia just sent supplies to the...more

Windows to the Universe, a project of the National Earth Science Teachers Association, is sponsored in part is sponsored in part through grants from federal agencies (NASA and NOAA), and partnerships with affiliated organizations, including the American Geophysical Union, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Earth System Information Partnership, the American Meteorological Society, the National Center for Science Education, and TERC. The American Geophysical Union and the American Geosciences Institute are Windows to the Universe Founding Partners. NESTA welcomes new Institutional Affiliates in support of our ongoing programs, as well as collaborations on new projects. Contact NESTA for more information. NASA ESIP NCSE HHMI AGU AGI AMS NOAA