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Heat Loss from Io

Heat Loss from Io. What’s an Io? . Io is one of Jupiter’s largest moons Most volcanically active body in the solar system Reshapes itself at least every 8 years => . What’s a Blackbody?. Technically, refers to light in a thermodynamic equilibrium (???) but for us:

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Heat Loss from Io

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  1. Heat Loss from Io

  2. What’s an Io? • Io is one of Jupiter’s largest moons • Most volcanically active body in the solar system • Reshapes itself at least every 8 years =>

  3. What’s a Blackbody? • Technically, refers to light in a thermodynamic equilibrium (???) but for us: • Anything governed by the following laws: • Let’s look at a picture…

  4. A Blackbody Curve

  5. WTH does this have to do with Io? • The surface of Io can be modeled as a blackbody! • We can use those laws to figure out how hot this moon 598 392 000 kilometers away is! Our goal for today: determine the temperature of different regions of Io using blackbody laws

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