Io writes its history in hot metal

Lionel Wilson ()
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Lionel Wilson: Lancaster University

Nature, 1998, vol. 394, issue 6693, 520-521

Abstract: The Galileo spacecraft has measured the temperature of lava flows on Jupiter's moon Io. At 1,700 to 2,000 K, they are far hotter than all previous estimates, implying that they are metal rich and therefore dense. It is difficult for dense lavas to erupt through a light crust, so perhaps Io has undergone relatively little heating and differentiation in the past, and still has a dense crust.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/28945

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