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What is Jupiter’s moon Io like? |
Io, the closest of the Galilean moons to Jupiter, is affected so strongly by the gravitational tides exerted on it by Jupiter and the other moons that it is the most geologically active body in our solar system. The Voyager spacecraft first detected huge volcanoes spewing lava and ash into space, and the surface is completely recoated with fresh lava every few decades.