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Jupiter's Hellish Moon Isn't Powered by a Hidden Ocean of Magma, Study Finds

Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our Solar System, with around 400 volcanoes and extensive lava flows spread across its surface – but contrary to what scientists thought, a new study suggests this geological chaos is not powered by a global, moonwide ocean of magma below the surface.

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