MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that on Jupiter's moon Io, tidal effects from Jupiter cause the ground itself to move up and down by 300 feet. Typical tidal range on earth is 3 feet in the open ocean.spaceplace.nasa.govexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkTIL that on Jupiter's moon Io, tidal effects from Jupiter cause the ground itself to move up and down by 300 feet. Typical tidal range on earth is 3 feet in the open ocean.spaceplace.nasa.govMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squaresci@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIo’s vulcanism is also mostly powered by the tidal forces, afaik.