Data from the Galileo reveal Io's iron heart

1996-06-05T00:00:00

NASA's GALILEO Orbiter has provided data which indicate that Jupiter's moon, Io, has an iron core like that of the Earth. No other iron-cored body has yet been found in the Solar System.

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