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'''Io''', named for the the daughter of Inachus in [[Greek mythology]], is a moon of [[Jupiter]]. It is the most [[volcano | volcanically]] active object in the [[solar system]]. It has a diameter of about 2,263 miles. | '''Io''', named for the the daughter of Inachus in [[Greek mythology]], is a moon of [[Jupiter]]. It is the most [[volcano | volcanically]] active object in the [[solar system]]. It has a diameter of about 2,263 miles. | ||
Revision as of 19:37, October 28, 2007
Io, named for the the daughter of Inachus in Greek mythology, is a moon of Jupiter. It is the most volcanically active object in the solar system. It has a diameter of about 2,263 miles.
References
John Gribbin, Companion to the Cosmos (Little, Brown & Company, 1996)