AAS Journal Author Series: Alessandro Mura on 2026PSJ.....7...85M

Alessandro Mura (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali) chats about his article on the thermal properties of 30 active lava lakes on Io, providing new constraints on their structure and energy budget, finding that most of the total power from Io’s lava lakes comes from their low-temperature crusts rather than the hotter peripheral rings, suggesting that previous estimates underestimated lava-lake power by up to a factor of 10. In addition, the relationship between the average temperature of the crust and the evolutionary state of each lake offers insights into the frequency of resurfacing processes. Lava Lakes on Io: Crust Age and Implications for Thermal Output https://scixplorer.org/abs/2026PSJ...... Alessandro's web presence: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1... The intended audience for the AAS Journal Author Series is active researchers.