3 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Synchronized Eruptions on Io: Evidence of Interconnected Subsurface Magma Reservoirs
A. Mura, R. Lopes, F. Nimmo +17
On December 27, 2024, Juno's JIRAM infrared experiment observed an unprecedented volcanic event on Io's southern hemisphere, covering a vast region of ~ 65,000 square km, near 73°S…
astro-ph.EP2023
Spatiotemporal patterns of Io's bright transient eruptions, 1978-2022
Christian D. Tate, Julie A. Rathbun, Alexander G. Hayes +2
This study analyzes Io's thermally detected volcanic outbursts and mini-outbursts, generally called bright transient eruptions. We examine their evolving characteristics over the h…
astro-ph.EP2023
Discovery of seven volcanic outbursts on Io from an IRTF observation campaign 2016 to 2022
Christian D. Tate, Julie A. Rathbun, Alexander G. Hayes +2
This study analyzes near-infrared measurements of Io, Jupiter's moon, observed over 170 nights from 2016 to early 2022 using the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF). During thi…