Io Volcano Observer

The Io Volcano Observer (IVO) was a proposal for a low-cost mission to explore Jupiter's moon Io to understand tidal heating as a fundamental planetary process. The main objectives were to understand: How and where is tidal heat generated inside Io?

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Io Volcano Observer

The Io Volcano Observer (IVO) was a proposal for a low-cost mission to explore Jupiter's moon Io to understand tidal heating as a fundamental planetary process. The main objectives were to understand: How and where is tidal heat generated inside Io?

Source: Wikipedia "Io Volcano Observer" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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