Space Project
Galilean Moon Io
What Io looks like
Io looks like a giant pizza, and molded cheese. It is the most volcanic moon in the solar system.
VIDEOS
Io moon from Jupiter HD (NASA)
Jupiter's moon Io: A Volcanic Inferno
Pictures
Facts
Io
Io is the most volcanic moon in the solar system. It is a bit larger than Earths moon.
Jupiters moon
Io is Jupiter's third largest moon, and fifth one in distance of the planet. Io is constantly changing itself by volcanos, craters, lakes, lava flow, and smooth flood plans of liquid rock. It has no water unlike the other Jupiter moons.
Discovery
Io was discovered January 8 1610 by Galileo Galilei. Io was the first moon to be discovered orbiting another planet besides earth.Io discovery was the reason people found out planets started orbiting the sun.