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As you zoom in towards Io's surface you realize the source of the haze -- the many volcanoes which spew particles that rise up from its undulating interior.

Like giant geysers, the volcanos spit gas and debris as Io is squeezed and distorted by the gravitational influence of giant Jupiter.