volcanic crater named Tupan Patera on Jupiter's moon Io, as seen in this image from NASA's Galileo spacecraft, show varied results of lava interacting with sulphur-rich materials. The colourfulness of the image is only slightly enhanced from what the human eye would see on the scene. The red in the image includes a small amount of infrared energy. Tupan Patera, named after a Brazilian thunder god, was seen as an active hot spot in earlier Galileo observations. This image taken in October 2001. Tupan is clearly shown to be a volcanic depression, about 75 kilometres (47 miles) across, surrounded by cliffs about 900 meters (3000 feet) tall.

volcanic crater named Tupan Patera on Jupiter's moon Io, as seen in this image from NASA's Galileo spacecraft, show varied results of lava interacting with sulphur-rich materials. The colourfulness of the image is only slightly enhanced from what the human eye would see on the scene. The red in the image includes a small amount of infrared energy. Tupan Patera, named after a Brazilian thunder god, was seen as an active hot spot in earlier Galileo observations. This image taken in October 2001. Tupan is clearly shown to be a volcanic depression, about 75 kilometres (47 miles) across, surrounded by cliffs about 900 meters (3000 feet) tall

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