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NASA s Juno Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter s Volcanic Moon Io in Closest Flybys Yet

Juupiter Moon Io Jupitershine

Jupiter s moon Io, its night side illuminated by reflected sunlight from Jupiter, or Jupitershine. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Emma Wälimäki © CC BY

NASA s Juno spacecraft has conducted the closest flybys of Jupiter s moon Io in over two decades, capturing detailed images with its JunoCam instrument.

NASA s Juno spacecraft just made the closest flybys of Jupiter s moon Io that any spacecraft has carried out in more than 20 years. An instrument on this spacecraft called JunoCam returned spectacular, high-resolution images and raw data are now available for you to process, enhance, and investigate.

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