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Robert Lea

NASA's Juno Jupiter probe to get closest view of volcanic moon Io on July 30

NASA's Juno spacecraft spins past Io as its parent planet Jupiter broods in the background.

NASA's Juno spacecraft will get closer than ever before to Jupiter’s fiery moon, Io, this weekend.

On Sunday (July 30), the solar-powered mission will come within 13,700 miles (22,000 km) of Io's volcanic surface. This Jovian satellite is just slightly larger than Earth’s moon, making it the fourth largest moon in our solar system.

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