August 3, 2016

Artistic representation of Io with its volcanoes and the atmosphere collapsing when it enters Jupiter's shadow (Image SwRI/Andrew Blanchard)

An article published in the “Journal of Geophysical Research” describes a research funded by NASA on the atmosphere of Io, one of the “Galilean” moons of Jupiter. A group of scientists led by Constantine Tsang of the Southwest Research Institute detected the changes taking place in the atmosphere of Io, noting how it collapses when it enters Jupiter’s shadow and the temperature drops.