Yesterday, the New Horizons probe on its way to Pluto photographed Tvashtar Volcano on Io, one of the moons of Jupiter. The plume was imaged rising 150 miles above the surface of Io. This is the best image of an Io eruption since the flyby of Jupiter in 1979. The first observations of Tvashtarvolcano erupting were in 1999.
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- John Seach
- John Seach is a scientist and the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 24 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 200 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning television programmes. John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website.