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°…
astro-ph.EP2024
Widespread occurrence of lava lakes on Io observed from Juno
Alessandro Mura, Federico Tosi, Francesca Zambon +13
We report recent observations of lava lakes within patera on Io made by the JIRAM imager/spectrometer on board the Juno spacecraft, taken during close observation occurred in the e…
astro-ph.EP2024
Observations of Loki Patera by Juno during close flybys
Alessandro Mura, JIRAM-Io team
We used data from the Juno spacecraft to investigate both the spatial and temporal properties of Loki Patera on Io, acquired in two infrared bands between December 2022 and April 2…