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Prometheus: Io's wandering plume.

S W Kieffer1, R Lopes-Gautier, A McEwen

  • 1S. W. Kieffer Science Consulting, Inc., 6 Queen Street, Suite 206, Post Office Box 520, Bolton, ON L7E 5T4, Canada. skieffer@geyser.com

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The Prometheus volcano on Jupiter's moon Io exhibits unusual behavior. Its volcanic plume has shifted significantly, yet its properties remain constant, suggesting a unique interaction between lava and a sulfur dioxide snowfield.

Area of Science:

  • Planetary Science
  • Volcanology
  • Geophysics

Background:

  • The Prometheus volcano on Jupiter's moon Io displays unique volcanic activity.
  • Observations over 20 years show significant plume displacement but constant plume properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explain the constant plume properties despite source motion.
  • To propose a novel mechanism for volcanic plume behavior on Io.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of observational data from Voyager and Galileo missions.
  • Development of a theoretical model for plume dynamics.

Main Results:

  • The plume's source has moved 75-95 km westward over two decades.
  • Plume geometric and optical properties have remained unchanged.

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Conclusions:

  • A sulfur dioxide and/or sulfur snowfield vaporization model explains the observations.
  • Lava flow over a snowfield with a rootless conduit eruption mechanism accounts for plume constancy.