The Larger World

A Jupiter Moon Gets Weird(er)

One of the things I love most about science is the way that new information makes pig’s breakfasts of old ideas. Example: new information about the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io. Apparently, given the way heat is distributed on the planet, they’re not where our models say they ought to be.

 http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1

Neat.