Why does Jupiter have active volcanoes?

That would be news to me! As far as I know, no one has even found a surface on Jupiter on which to put a volcano, active or otherwise. On the other hand, in Jupiter’s vicinity, there are dozens of moons that can have active volcanos. read more

Io's environment has come under intense scrutiny in recent years as scientists try to explain why the moon has the most active volcanoes in the solar system. The recent findings involve both observations of the moon and modeling of the interior, which can only be inferred. read more

There are volcanoes all around our solar system. But only a few places besides Earth—like some of the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune—have active ones today. Use the Space Volcano Explorer to learn more about our solar system’s many volcanoes. read more