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Animation of Expected Atmosphere on Io

Jupiter's moon, Io, might be expected to have a thicker atmosphere on the sunny side and thin atmosphere on the night side, with the dramatic temperature shifts causing dramatic winds. Reality, however is much different. Find out more here: Content created 02/24/2017 Credit: Alexandra Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF); Steve Albers/NOAA; NASA/Björn Jónsson. Music: Mark Mercury. #radioastronomy, #space, #NRAO, #io Content created 02/24/2017

Credit: Alexandra Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF); Steve Albers/NOAA; NASA/Björn Jónsson. Music: Mark Mercury.

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