Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) Image (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) Image

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The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) image was acquired at 12:30 (UTC) on Dec. 21, 2018. The instrument reveals very high temperatures at the location of a volcanic eruption on Io. This observation was taken during the same fully eclipsed period of images from the JunoCam and Stellar Reference Unit.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/INAF

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