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Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system

Tidal forces from Jupiter squeeze Io to drive hundreds of lava eruptions

Jupiter's moon Io features hundreds of active volcanoes that continuously blast plumes of sulphur and lava tens of kilometres into space. Intense gravitational pulls from Jupiter and nearby moons constantly squeeze Io's interior, generating enormous frictional heat through tidal dissipation.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Tidal forces from Jupiter squeeze Io to drive hundreds of lava eruptions. The figure is taken from NASA Science, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a space fact?: Yes. It sits on the Space shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.