Io is the by far the most volcanically active place in our Solar System. However, there were not too many missions studying it. What could we learn about Io if we did launch a mission to it? Finding out the answers with Dr Ashley Davies from NASA JPL.
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00:00 Intro
01:47 What is Io like
12:40 Global magma ocean
20:55 Magma ocean VS under-ice water oceans
25:02 How to explore Io
36:08 From moons to exoplanets
42:00 Current obsessions
44:16 Final thoughts and more interviews
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