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Loki, a volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io named after the Norse trickster god, is probably going to erupt within the next few days.<\/p>
Io is a volatile world, pockmarked by active volcanos<\/a>, the largest of which is Loki. If new calculations reported by Europlanet Society<\/em><\/a> are correct, it’s due to go off any day now. If the scientists are correct, the findings could bring about a better understanding of the strongest volcano in the solar system.<\/p> Scientists have been making sense of Loki’s activity for decades, Space.com <\/a><\/em>reported<\/a> last month. The new calculations, which Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Julie Rathburn presented at a conference on Tuesday, can supposedly track eruptions down to the day.<\/p> And with a predicted cycle of 475 days between eruptions, Loki is running down the clock. The last eruption was in May 2018, which ended 474 days ago.<\/p> “We think that Loki could be predictable because it is so large,” Rathburn told Europlanet Society<\/em>. “Because of its size, basic physics are likely to dominate when it erupts, so the small complications that affect smaller volcanoes are likely to not affect Loki as much.”<\/p> Loki is characterized by a large lava lake that rhythmically erupts, solidifies, and erupts all over again, according to research<\/a> from 2006. By watching that cycle for decades, scientists think they have a good grip on its lifecycle.<\/p> “However, you have to be careful because Loki is named after a trickster god and the volcano has not been known to behave itself,” Rathburn told Europlanet Society<\/em>.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Is huge volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io about to erupt this month?<\/a> [Europlanet Society<\/em>]<\/p> More on Jupiter: <\/strong>Jupiter May Have Absorbed a Smaller Planet<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post A Giant Volcano on One of Jupiter’s Moons Is About to Erupt<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the original post: Space Volcano Loki, a volcano on Jupiter\u2019s moon Io named after the Norse trickster god, is probably going to erupt within the next few days. Io is a volatile world, pockmarked by active volcanos , the largest of which is Loki. Continue reading Clockwork<\/h2>
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