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Io (Moon)

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Io (Moon)

Official Name
Location Details
Universe

Star System

Planet

Characteristics
Dimensions
Area: 3660.0 × 3637.4 × 3630.6 km

Mean Radius: 1821.3 km (0.286 Earths) Surface Area: 41,910,000 km² (0.082 Earths) Volume: 2.53×1010 km³ (0.023 Earths)

Mass: 8.9319×1022 kg (0.015 Earths)

First appearance

Unknown

History

Io is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter and, with a diameter of 3,642 kilometers, the fourth largest moon in the Solar System. Unlike most satellites in the outer Solar System, Io is primarily composed of silicate rock surrounding a molten iron or iron sulfide core.


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