Io size and scale context

Io is Jupiter's third-largest moon and the most volcanically active world in the Solar System. Tidal flexing from Jupiter, Europa, and Ganymede keeps its interior hot enough to renew the surface with lava flows and sulfur-rich deposits. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

PlutoDwarf planet·2,380 km
MoonRocky moon·3,470 km
IoVolcanic Galilean moon·3,643 km
MercuryTerrestrial planet·4,879 km

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