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Io's Lava Composition and Potential for a Magma Ocean - GEO GIRL

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This course examines Io’s surface and interior composition through lava viscosity, silica content, partial melting, and hypotheses about a possible magma ocean. It explains how spectroscopy, lava-flow imagery, and volcanic behavior inform current interpretations of Io’s mantle and formation.

Syllabus

What is Io?
Io’s Surface Composition
Magma Viscosity
Magma Silica Content
Lava Viscosity & Silica Content on Io
Partial Melting of Magmas
Lack of Partial Melting on Io?
Solar System Formation
Io Formation
Io Mantle Hypotheses
What We Still Don’t Know about Io
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