2022 IB Diploma Extended Essays

scientists underestimation of the movement and amount of fluid inside of Io caused the prediction of the volcanoes to be west of the real ones. Questions such as the role that the irregular orbit plays in the displacement of magma has not been answered. Although the discussion of its effect on the interior and heating of the inside of the moon is discussed. It would be interesting to see if and how the orbit does affect the magma under the surface of the moon. Another interesting point to explore would be if the orbits of the other Galilean moons directly affect this displacement of fluid. The other moons do explain the irregular orbit so maybe they have an influence over the fluids too. The relationship confirms that liquid is displaced by centripetal force, and therefore orbits. If liquid can be displaced, the magma on Io can also be displaced. This would mean that the magma would move to the side of the planet that is not facing Jupiter. Therefore, this theory can be used to predict where volcanic activity will occur to an extent. Barnett, A., 2019. Jupiter Moons. [Online] Available at: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/in-depth/ [Accessed april 2022]. Dobrijevic, D., 2022. Io: A guide to Jupiter’s volcanic moon. [Online] Available at: https://www.space.com/16419-io-facts-about-jupiters-volcanic-moon.html#section how-io-affects-jupiter [Accessed april 2022]. Moore, W., 2003. Tidal heating and convection in Io. [Online] Available at: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2002JE001943 [Accessed may 2022]. Robert H. Tyler, W. G. H. a. C. W. H., 2015. TIDAL HEATING IN A MAGMA OCEAN WITHIN JUPITER'S MOON Io. [Online] Available at: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0067-0049/218/2/22/meta [Accessed may 2022]. Steigerwald, W., 2015. Underground Magma Ocean Could Explain Io's 'Misplaced' Volcanoes. [Online] Available at: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/io-volcano-tides [Accessed april 2022]. References and bibliography

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