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Jupiter’s Moon Io Keeps Leaking, and Scientists Are Watching | HackerNoon

Table of Links Abstract Introduction 1.1. Io as the main source of mass for the magnetosphere 1.2. Stability and variability of the Io torus system 1.3. Hypothesized volcanic mass supply events 1.4. Objective of this review Review of the relevant components of the Io-Jupiter system 2.1. Volcanic activity: hot spots and plumes 2.2 Io’s bound atmosphere 2.3 Exosphere and atmospheric escape 2.4 Electrodynamic interaction, plasma-neutral collisions, and the related atmospheric loss processes 2.5. Neutrals from

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How Jupiter’s Plasma Torus Strips Away Io’s Atmosphere | HackerNoon

Table of Links Abstract Introduction 1.1. Io as the main source of mass for the magnetosphere 1.2. Stability and variability of the Io torus system 1.3. Hypothesized volcanic mass supply events 1.4. Objective of this review Review of the relevant components of the Io-Jupiter system 2.1. Volcanic activity: hot spots and plumes 2.2 Io’s bound atmosphere 2.3 Exosphere and atmospheric escape 2.4 Electrodynamic interaction, plasma-neutral collisions, and the related atmospheric loss processes 2.5. Neutrals from

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The Leaky Moon: Why Io’s Atmosphere is Always Trying to Escape | HackerNoon

Escape takes place mostly above a certain level in the upper atmosphere known as the exobase where the transition from a collisional gas to a collisionless gas occurs (Figure 10). Below the exobase the atmosphere can be treated as a fluid, because the average distance a molecule or atom travels before making a collision – the mean free path – is shorter than the smallest macroscopic length scale. The latter is usually defined by the

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The Curious Case of Io’s Breathing Skies | HackerNoon

Although many properties like the vertical structure and global dynamics are still not well characterized, it appears that the average dayside atmosphere is quite stable. The atmospheric state before and during transient events in the torus and neutral clouds is also unknown and thus the role of the atmosphere for these events is not understood. We review the basic characteristics of the atmosphere here. Detailed reviews on Io’s atmosphere can be found in de Pater

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Io: The Volcanic Moon That Won’t Stop Spewing | HackerNoon

Table of Links Abstract Introduction 1.1. Io as the main source of mass for the magnetosphere 1.2. Stability and variability of the Io torus system 1.3. Hypothesized volcanic mass supply events 1.4. Objective of this review Review of the relevant components of the Io-Jupiter system 2.1. Volcanic activity: hot spots and plumes 2.2 Io’s bound atmosphere 2.3 Exosphere and atmospheric escape 2.4 Electrodynamic interaction, plasma-neutral collisions, and the related atmospheric loss processes 2.5. Neutrals from

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