Io After Galileo

Rosaly C. Lopes and John R. Spencer

From 1996 to 2001 the Galileo spacecraft made numerous observations of Jupiter’s moon, Io. It made some dramatic discoveries, including that of very high temperatures consistent with prehistoric ultramafic-type lavas on Earth, and the ubiquity of hot spots on the surface. Following the Galileo mission, our knowledge of the Solar System’s most exotic satellite is greatly increased.

Io After Galileo, with contributions from experts in the field, many of whom were involved in the Galileo mission

• is the only book devoted to Jupiter’s moon, Io
• analyses the very latest research data from the Galileo mission
• describes the current theories about the formation of Io and the other Galilean satellites, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto
• discusses the moon’s mountains, their distribution and relationship to the volcanic areas as well as other tectonic features

The book also looks at the questions which still remain unanswered, and looks ahead to future observations from spacecraft, ground-based instruments, and orbiting telescopes.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of abbreviations and acronyms
• List of contributors
  1. Introduction (Alfred S. McEwen)
  2. A history of the exploration of Io (Dale P. Cruikshank and Robert M. Nelson)
  3. A summary of the Galileo mission and its observations of Io (Jason Perry, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, John R. Spencer, and Claudia Alexander)
  4. Formation and early evolution of Io (William B. McKinnon)
  5. The interior of Io (William B. Moore, Gerald Schubert, John D. Anderson, and John R. Spencer)
  6. Ionian mountains and tectonics: Insights into what lies beneath Io's lofty peaks (Elizabeth P. Turtle, Windy L. Jaeger, and Paul M. Schenk)
  7. Active volcanism: Effusive eruptions (David A. Williams and Robert R. Howell)
  8. Plumes and their deposits (Paul E. Geissler and David B. Goldstein)
  9. Io's surface composition (Robert W. Carlson, Jeff S. Kargel, Sylvain DoutJ, Laurence A. Soderblom, and J. Brad Dalton)
  10. Io's atmosphere (Emmanuel Lellouch, Melissa A. McGrath, and Kandis Lea Jessup)
  11. Io's neutral clouds, plasma torus, and magnetospheric interaction (Nicholas M. Schneider and Fran Bagenal)
  12. Outstanding questions and future explorations (Franck Marchis, John R. Spencer, and Rosaly M. C. Lopes)
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Index

Extent: 300 pages; 16-page colour section
Binding: Hardback
Publication Date: June 2006
ISBN: 978-3-540-34681-4

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