![Astronomers Make Detailed Map of Lava Lake on Jupiter's Moon Io](/sites/astronomy.as.virginia.edu/files/2023-02/io_europa_stack-1.gif)
Scientists, including UVA astronomer Mike Skrutskie, have used the UVA built LMIRCAM on the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona to make a detailed map of the Loki Patera lava lake on Jupiter's moon Io. They have found evidence for two waves of overturning lava propogating around the lake.