Volcanoes of Io – Part 1 – Introduction

Io. Orange is plume deposit around Pele Patera. Multiple patera and plains are visible. Note lack of impact craters meaning the moon is regularly resurfaced. Image courtesy NASA JPL via Sen.com

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Ongoing Activity at Sarychev Peak, Kuril Islands, Russia

ISS astronaut photo of Sarychev Peak eruptive plume June 12, 2009. 3 pyroclastic flows are visible at the base of the plume. Brown flow to the left toward the shoreline. Grey – white flow toward the bottom of the photo. Finally, a third dark brown flow to the right toward the opposite shoreline. Image originally courtesy NASA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarychev_Peak

The Geysers of Enceladus

Geysers of Enceladus. Photo courtesy NASA JPL. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4755

1999 – 2001 Eruption Sequence in the Gakkel Ridge

Gakkel Ridge across the Arctic Ocean basin https://www.researchgate.net/figure/284359093_fig1_Fig-1-The-study-area-is-the-Gakkel-ridge-Dotted-line-divides-the-Gakkel-Ridge-into