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1. Joe Renaud (spacetides@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 15:08:29 UTC Joe Renaud

   Good morning! While I let my #coffee cool, I thought I'd kick off a thread describing my area of #astrophysics / #astronomy #research which I'll add to throughout the day. At the end, I'll mention how my work relates to what I think is the most amazing #fact about our time and place in the #universe.

   Follow along and feel free to ask questions! I will try my best to get to them all!

   Now... On to Tidal Dynamics... 🌎🌔

   • María Pérez :fedi: :Garf: (maperal@social.politicaconciencia.org)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 15:08:21 UTC María Pérez :fedi: :Garf:

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     @spacetides
     Oh, it's in real visual color? I thought it was a color code like always...

   • Joe Renaud (spacetides@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 15:08:28 UTC Joe Renaud

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     You might have heard that the #tides that cause #Earth's #oceans to rise and fall twice each day are caused by our Moon, but did you know that the same #Physics has the power to flex & churn other worlds to the point of melting?

     Here is #Jupiter's moon #Io captured in the early 2000s by the Galileo spacecraft. It's surface looks really odd, so many different yellows, reds, and oranges. In the image a strange blue plume gives us a hint to what is going on...

     #Volcanoes! 🌋and lots of them!

   • María Pérez :fedi: :Garf: (maperal@social.politicaconciencia.org)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 15:28:23 UTC María Pérez :fedi: :Garf:

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     @spacetides
     😍😉 thanks for your explanation 😊🤗

   • Joe Renaud (spacetides@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 15:28:24 UTC Joe Renaud

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     • María Pérez :fedi: :Garf:

     @maperal the colors are exaggerated and show more of the infrared light, but it is close to what you'd see if you were flying above!