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McEwen et al. 1997
McEwen, A.S., Simonelli, D.P., Senske, D.R., Klaasen, K.P., Keszthelyi, L., Johnson, T.V., Geissler, P.E., Carr, M.H. and Belton, M.J.S. (1997). High-temperature hot spots on Io as Seen by the Galileo solid state imaging (SSI) Experiment. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/97GL01956. issn: 0094-8276.

High-temperature hot spots on Io have been imaged at ~50 km spatial resolution by Galileo's CCD imaging system (SSI). Images were acquired during eclipses (Io in Jupiter's shadow) via the SSI clear filter (~0.4--1.0 &mgr;m), detecting emissions from both small intense hot spots and diffuse extended glows associated with Io's atmosphere and plumes. A total of 13 hot spots have been detected over ~70% of Io's surface. Each hot spot falls precisely on a low-albedo feature corresponding to a caldera floor and/or lava flow. The hot-spot temperatures must exceed ~700 K for detection by SSI. Observations at wavelengths longer than those available to SSI require that most of these hot spots actually have significantly higher temperatures (~1000 K or higher) and cover small areas. The high-temperature hot spots probably mark the locations of active silicate volcanism, supporting suggestions that the eruption and near-surface movement of silicate magma drives the heat flow and volcanic activity of Io.¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Volcanism, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Surface materials and properties, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, General or miscellaneous, Volcanology, General or miscellaneous
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Geophysical Research Letters
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