3D Emission & Physical Chemistry Simulations of the Io Plasma Torus / Edward Gregory Nerney.
The Galilean moon Io emits volcanic gases into space at a rate of about a ton per second. The gases become ionized and trapped in Jupiter's strong magnetic field, forming a torus of plasma that emits 2 terawatts of UV emissions. After reanalyzing UV emissions observed by Voyager, Galileo, &...
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2022
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