Stunning New NASA Pic Reveals Lava Glowing Red Hot on Jupiter's Moon

The image of Jupiter's moon Io was captured by NASA.

The shapes of lava flows and lava lakes can be seen in the picture, which was taken on July 5.

You can see the hot spots of the volcano. "Over the course of the primary mission, we've been able to monitor how this changes and evolve," Scott Bolton, principal investigator, said in a press event at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting.

Io is home to hundreds of volcanos, according to NASA. The polar region has more volcanic spots than the equator.

The space probe has been circling the planet. The gas giant was studied by Juno and it flew by Jupiter's moon in 2021.

NASA says Io is the most volcanic place in the solar system and will be explored again in December. It's the first of nine flybys that will take place over the next eighteen months.

As they fly by, scientists hope to gather more data on the moon's volcanoes and magnetism.

As we watch the volcanoes change and get less active, they are driving Jupiter's monster magnetosphere.

Auroras aren't unique to Earth. According to NASA, Jupiter has the best Auroras in the Solar System.

On Earth and Jupiter, charged particles interact with the magnetic field around the planet. Jupiter's magnetic field is more powerful than Earth's.

NASA's Clipper mission, which will investigate whether or not Jupiter's moons can support life, will be influenced by the data and insights gleaned from Juno.

The original article was published by Business Insider.