Loki, named for the Norse god of mischief, is about to unleash an eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, according to astronomers.
Loki, named for the Norse god of mischief, is about to unleash an eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, according to astronomers.
Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, according to NASA. And Loki is the most powerful volcano on Io. Loki likes to keep to a schedule, astronomers have noticed. And if their calculations are correct, it should be erupting this month. An image captured by NASA's Voyager 1 mission shows Loki on Io's surface.
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