Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...
The data used to create the image is from a Hubble Space Telescope project to capture and map Jupiter's superstorm system.
Glimpses of a Volcanic World: New Telescope Images of Jupiter's Moon Io Rival Those from Spacecraft May 30, 2024 — Combining a new imaging instrument with the powerful adaptive optics ...
This new look at the gas giant is from the ... NASA originally released the image in 2023 in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition — which is when the planet and the Sun are on opposite sides ...