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Io is the by far the most volcanically active place in our Solar System. However, there were not too many missions studying it. What could we learn about Io if we did launch a mission to it? Finding out the answers with Dr Ashley Davies from NASA JPL.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 01:47 What is Io like

• 12:40 Global magma ocean

• 20:55 Magma ocean VS under-ice water oceans

• 25:02 How to explore Io

• 36:08 From moons to exoplanets

• 42:00 Current obsessions

• 44:16 Final thoughts and more interviews

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