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Jupiter’s moon Io is the Solar System’s most exotic satellite. Active volcanism on Io was discovered from observations by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1979, confirming a possibility suggested from theoretical studies of Io’s orbit. Our knowledge of Io’s volcanism, composition, and space environment were significantly increased as a result of observations by the Galileo spacecraft from 1996 through 2001. The end of the Galileo mission in 2003 makes this an ideal time to summarize the new results in a book as no book has ever been written about Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io.

Galilean satellites. --- Galileo Project. --- Io (Satellite) --- Jupiter (Planet) --- Exploration. --- Galilean moons --- Medicean planets --- Medicean stars --- Project Galileo --- Jupiter I (Satellite) --- Satellites --- Physical geography. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Geography --- Astrophysics. --- Geophysics. --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences