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IO is a moon of Super World, also known as Jupiter. IO is also known as Jupiter I. IO is The Fourth Largest Moon in The Solar System & is the third largest of the IV Galilean Moons of Jupiter. IO has extreme geological activity in on its surface and atmosphere such as tidal heating . This is caused by 400 Active Volcanoes on IO, 150 can be simultaneously erupted at any given point in time. In lots of ways, IO is just like its planet Jupiter, a large storm that never ends, the only different is Jupiter is gas, while IO is solid Biography IO has a surface area of 41,910,000 kilometer squared or 0.082 Earths. Despite its 400 Active Volcanoes, which 150 can be erupting at the same time at any time, IO has an average temperature of 143.15 Kelvin or negative 202 degrees Fahrenheit or Minus 130 degrees Celsius. IO is around 4.5 billion years old. ON average its orbital distance from Jupiter is 422,000 kilometers or 262,000 miles. IO orbital period is around 1.77 Earth days. Legend of IO In The Traditional Classical World Religion, IO was known as one of the many lovers of The King of The gods, Zeus. IO was a princess of Argive who had many great heroic ancestors such as Heracles(Hercules), Minos, Perseus, Danaus, Cadmus, & Lynceus. With Zeus, she would bere Memphis and Epaphus who in legend became King of Egypt.
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