Io is one of the best natural laboratories in the Solar System to study the intertwined
processes of tidal heating, extreme volcanism, and atmospheric–magnetosphere–surface …

Jupiter's moon Io is a highly compelling target for future exploration that offers critical insight
into tidal dissipation processes and the geology of high heat flux worlds, including primitive …

Melt from the presumed magma ocean in Io's interior reaches the surface at well‐
documented paterae and hotspots. To do so, melt needs to cross the thermal lithosphere of …

Io is the most tidally heated world in the Solar System. In this chapter, we review the basics
of how Io (and other satellites) responds to tidal forces, and how those forces shape Io's …

Io, the world with the greatest tidal flexing, volcanic and tectonic activity, and mass-loss in
our solar system, is a prime target for study. There are numerous outstanding science …

Low-thrust propulsion methods, and the order of magnitude reduction in required fuel, is an
enabling technology for deep-space exploration. Unfortunately, spacecraft with low-thrust …