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Io in astronomy, is the third-largest moon of
the planet Jupiter. It is 3,630km (2,260
miles) in diameter, orbiting in 1.77 days at
a distance of 422,000km (262,000miles). It is
the most volcanically active body in the
solar system, covered by hundreds of vents
that erupt not lava but sulphur, giving Io an
orange-coloured surface.
Subject by: Vince Pike