Author(s): David Williams, Arizona State University (First Author, Presenting Author) Christina Seeger, California Institute of Technology David Nelson, Arizona State University Ashley Davies, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Jason Perry, University of Arizona
Geological maps are tools produced from planetary images to help scientists understand the geologic evolution of a planetary surface. Jupiter's volcanic moon Io had much of it's surface mapped by prior NASA missions, but its active volcanism requires frequent re-observation and remapping. NASA's Juno spacecraft obtained new images of Io's surface in 2023-2025 that enabled new mapping and recognition of new volcanoes, lava flow fields, explosive plume deposits, and mountains that were previously unrecognized.
