The most 'hot' planet in the solar system, with more than 400 active volcanoes on the surface, and the temperature is exploding

Today's global environment is deteriorating day by day, and many serious environmental problems such as marine pollution have emerged. Not long ago, there was a huge "garbage continent" floating on the sea, the area of ​​which was several times larger than the island of Japan. Scientists have not yet found a solution.

The garbage at sea is harmful to marine life. Marine life does not know how to distinguish between garbage and food. The trend of global warming is also becoming more and more obvious. In the future, the earth will become a "big furnace". People may not be able to adapt to the high temperature. If they want to continue to survive, the best choice is interstellar immigration.

At the beginning of the last century, scientists began to explore the universe, hoping to find a planet suitable for human habitation. After so many years of exploration, it can be considered a little achievement, and people can see hope.

For example, Europa, it is a planet in the solar system that is very similar to the earth. Although it is only a satellite of Jupiter, its surface conditions are indeed much better than that of Jupiter, so scientists also pay special attention to it, and even put the It is regarded as a planet that humans may inhabit in the future. Jupiter has at least 79 moons, so let's focus on Io.

When it comes to Io, we have to be full of emotion, because at that time scientists were also full of hope for it, thinking that it was a very comfortable planet. Like Mars, Io has a very thin atmosphere, but Io is better.

Although Io is a moon, its own characteristics are somewhat similar to those of terrestrial planets, and some people call it a planet of moons. However, after careful research, it is found that Io is not as simple as other satellites, and we are all "deceived", Io is a "burning fireball".

As early as when Io was discovered, the "Pioneer" visited it many times and found that its surface temperature was directly above the table, with an average temperature of up to 130K. Such a high temperature environment makes scientists directly deny the existence of living organisms. The high temperature makes the detection unable to make close contact, and can only watch from a distance. Therefore, humans cannot land on Io, because the thin atmosphere causes the surface of Io to receive strong cosmic radiation. Even with thick space suits, humans still can't stay for long.

Why is the environment around Io so bad?

Scientists speculate that it was influenced by Jupiter. Jupiter's surface temperature is ridiculously high because it is closest to Jupiter, so Jupiter can receive a lot of heat, and when the water on Jupiter's surface evaporates, it becomes what it is now, like a "burning fireball."

In addition to these, Io itself also has many volcanoes. According to rough statistics, there are more than 400 active volcanoes scattered. Although these volcanoes erupt from time to time and the state is very unstable, these volcanoes have also become the most spectacular scene on this celestial body. , When the side of Io stepped into the night, these craters were like neon lights on the earth, illuminating the unknown darkness of Io, like fire and stars.

Scientists speculate that the material from these volcanic eruptions can reach hundreds of kilometers above the sky, forming the most intense volcanic landscape. Around these volcanoes that are hundreds of kilometers deep, there is a low-viscosity liquid that stretches for hundreds of kilometers as far as the eye can see. Therefore, someone named Io the "hottest planet".

Some scientists also believe that after Io's volcanoes go dormant, Io's temperature may drop and become a "burning fireball" or a "normal planet."

The editor believes that today, we know too little about Io, and it hides too many secrets from space. According to NASA, they plan to launch the "Io Volcano Observer" to Io in 2026, and perhaps by that time, we will be able to see a brand new Io.