The Scientist's View

5.10.2007

Io




Since the weather in summer is feast or famine. I will intersperse the slow weeks with some extraterristrial photos. My father sends me some cools pics from time to time of the planets. He loves Jupiter in particular. I am more of a Saturn fan.

The image above is from one of Jupiter's many moons. This satellite is called Io and it is volcanic and has a very thin atmosphere. Note the pock marked appearence of the surface. The legacy of meteorites bashing your surface for billions of years.

1 Comments:

At 5:54 PM, Blogger Mike said...

Io...my favorite satellite also. I remember it specifically from my college astronomy days. The others have all faded away.

 

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