Arrakis it ain’t, but Jupiter’s moon Io may create volcanic explosive steam-driven dunes - Syfy

Why does Jupiter’s airless moon Io have dunes? They may be volcanically driven.

Dunes are seen on a lot of solar system bodies. Earth, of course, in our deserts, but theyre also everywhere on Mars. Theyve been spotted on Venus, and even Saturns moon Titan. What all those bodies… [+4068 chars]

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