Tupan Patera [SEP] located on astronomical body
Tupan Patera
Tupan Patera is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. It is located on Io's anti-Jupiter hemisphere at . Tupan consists of a volcanic crater, known as a "patera," 79 kilometers across and 900 meters deep. The volcano was first seen in low-resolution observations by the two "Voyager" spacecraft in 1979, but volcanic activity was not seen at this volcano until June 1996 during the "Galileo" spacecraft's first orbit. Following this first detection of near-infrared thermal
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Later on June 20, convection near the center of circulation began to decrease–an indication of weakening–and the eye was no longer visible. Upper-level wind shear rapidly increased to 55 km/h (35 mph), preventing re-intensification of the cyclone. Taking a more northward track than anticipated, Linfa