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Keyword: Zal Patera
Патера Зал на Ио Zal Patera on Jupiter's Moon Io
6.03.2000

The Galileo orbiter's flyby of Io last November captured an unusual part of Jupiter's volcanic moon. From 26,000 kilometers away, Zal Patera was found to be a cauldron of flowing lava, gaseous vents, and tremendous peaks.





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