It imaged Ios northern latitudes, and some of those close-up images werepublished earlier this year.
The spacecraft has alsoimaged Jupiters moon Europa, whose icy surface stands in stark dichotomy to Ios hellish environment.
The Juno team nicknamed the recently visualized mountain Steeple Mountain.
An artist’s concept of Loki Patera, one of Io’s lava lakes.Gif:NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
As noted onNASAs website, Ios constant volcanism and intense radiation make Io an unlikely destination for life.
However, its still a fantastic laboratory for researchers trying to understand solar system evolution.
But theres plenty worthwhile to study on Io, which Juno has been orbiting for nearly eight years.
Its next flyby is scheduled for May 12.
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