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For your processing pleasure: The sharpest pictures of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io in a generation (phys.org)
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[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago

It's impressive how much detail Juno was able to capture even on the night side. What I love about Io is how it's instantly recognizable. Nothing even remotely resembles it in the solar system.