To: 1bigdictator
"The volcano is far more powerful than any eruption recorded by scientists on Earth, with an estimated power output of about 78,000 gigawatts. By comparison, the power produced by the last significant eruption of Mount Etna in Italy in 1992 was just 12 gigawatts." Wow ... we are talking some serious energy released on that little moon!
To: 1bigdictator
To: 1bigdictator
The reason this is too kool is that it was imaged with a ground-based telescope. Keck II on Hawaii with adaptive optics. Io used to be either a dot in the big telescope or a satellite image. New stuff.
To: 1bigdictator
Titanic volcanic eruption seen on IoWomen, minorities, and black monoliths hit hardest.
To: 1bigdictator
"All these worlds are yours to use except IO. Make no attempt to land there. Use them in friendship. Use them in peace."
Guess that's out now.
To: 1bigdictator
bump
To: 1bigdictator
Neat pictures! Just how big is Io anyway (Compared to our own moon)?
To: 1bigdictator
27 posted on
11/14/2002 6:59:28 PM PST by
Consort
To: RadioAstronomer
Anything you work on?
To: 1bigdictator
hell with that...look at that feedback link to find out all you wanted to know about hamster's gonads! those whacky scientists.
To: All
Astronomers believe it to be the most powerful eruption ever witnessed in the entire Solar SystemShould read planetary eruption. Io is pretty small. IMHO, a Solar Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the Sun is just a wee bit more powerful and a touch larger! :-)
To: 1bigdictator
[Photos r too cool for school]Speaking of school, it looks like you missed at least a few spelling lessons while you were attending school. Or are you still?
52 posted on
11/15/2002 12:18:56 AM PST by
usadave
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