Electrical Origin of the Outbursts on Io
- 30 November 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 206 (4422) , 1071-1073
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4422.1071
Abstract
The outbursts seen on Jupiter's satellite Io have been described as volcanic eruptions. They may instead be the result of large electric currents flowing through hot spots on Io and causing evaporation of surface materials. A strictly periodic behavior would then be expected.Keywords
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