New JIRAM Analysis Suggests Io's Lava Lakes Radiate an Order of Magnitude More Power Than M-band Surveys Reported
A Mura et al. preprint using Juno's JIRAM data argues prior single-band thermal estimates of Io's paterae missed the colder crust that dominates output, lifting one lava lake's estimate from 7 GW to 80 GW.
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