Groundbreaking Images of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io Captured from Earth

Arizona's Large Binocular Telescope achieves spacecraft-level resolution, revealing intricate volcanic activity on Io.

The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona captured the highest-resolution images of Jupiter's moon Io from Earth.
These images reveal surface features as small as 50 miles across, previously only visible from spacecraft.
The SHARK-VIS camera, installed on the telescope, uses adaptive optics to achieve unprecedented sharpness.
Observations identified overlapping lava deposits from two of Io's active volcanoes, Pele and Pillan Patera.
This advancement allows Earth-based telescopes to monitor volcanic activity and surface changes on Io in remarkable detail.