Volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon


	Volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon

invictus

3-2-2007 12:32 PM

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					Probe spies moon's volcanic plume
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<B>Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back images of a huge volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io.</B>
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