Volcanic Landscapes Beyond Earth
A Lava Field Caught Changing | Amirani, Io
At Amirani, Galileo recorded a lava field more than 300 kilometres long on Jupiter’s moon Io. Comparing observations from October 1999 and February 2000 allowed scientists to identify newly emplaced flows rather than simply infer activity from the shape of the terrain.
The colour overview on the left locates the close-up regions shown on the right. In the final comparison panels, red highlights material that appeared between the observations; it is an analytical overlay, not a photograph of red-hot lava. The original labelled plate is preserved so its scientific evidence remains readable.
Spacecraft comparison plate with colour composite and image-ratio panels; Galileo
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