Author Question: Why are the belts and zones on Saturn less distinct than those on Jupiter? What will be an ideal ... (Read 43 times)

CORALGRILL2014 · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

Why are the belts and zones on Saturn less distinct than those on Jupiter?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What evidence do we have that volcanism occurs on Io?

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Qarqy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Because they occur deeper in Saturn's colder atmosphere, below a layer of methane haze.

Answer to Question 2

Images from spacecraft reveal that Io has over 100 volcanic vents on its surface. The active volcanoes throw sulfur-rich gas and ash high above the surface. That ash falls back to bury the surface at a rate of a few millimeters a year. This explains why you see no impact craters on Iothey are covered up as fast as they form.