A planet with a colorful, unique and eye-catching surface appeared on the sky.

The picture zooms in further, and a shocking scene comes into view.

I saw a volcanic crater spewing out a huge column of sulfur smoke, hundreds of kilometers high, like a golden dragon rushing straight into the depths of the universe!
At the same time, other volcanoes around it were not to be outdone and erupted one after another.

Against the dark background of the universe, the hot magma draws bright lines, illuminating the surface of the planet.

It's like the fire of hell is burning!
Although it has not yet been stated which planet it is.

But it has already highlighted the horror of the planet.

Outside the sky.

Zhuang Zhou has become accustomed to the horror of the universe and planets.

"This planet looks pretty violent."

"I wonder who this person is?"

Canopy.

[Hello everyone, we are going to talk about the most terrifying celestial body in the solar system - Io! ]

[In the vast starry sky of the solar system, Jupiter is like a giant. ]

【It has a large family of satellites. 】

[Among these many satellites, Io is particularly unique and can be called the most terrifying existence in the solar system. ]

[Today, we will unveil the terrifying mystery of this death satellite! ]

[If Europa is an icy ocean world. ]

[Then Io is the burning hell planet! ]

[The volcanic eruption here is 100 times more violent than the most violent supervolcano on Earth. ]

[The magma lake is as large as the entire France, and sulfurous poisonous gas fills the entire space! ]

[What's even more terrifying is that it is being pulled by Jupiter's gravity every day. ]

[The entire planet is being madly deformed like a lonely patient! ]

[Scientists even warn: If humans set foot on Io, they may not survive for more than 1 second! ]

【First, let’s look at the distance of Io from the planet. 】

[Io is about 42 kilometers away from Jupiter on average. Its diameter is 3642 kilometers, slightly larger than the moon.]

【When we turn our gaze to the surface of Io. 】

[The first thing that comes into view is the stunning volcanic scene. ]

[In the past, people believed based on experience that the surface of a planet like Io should be covered with craters, just like the moon.]

[However, the photos sent back by Voyager 1979 in 1 surprised everyone: there are not many craters on the surface of Io.]

【Its topography is constantly reshaped by volcanic activity.】

[The newly formed landforms may soon be changed by new volcanic eruptions. ]

[This makes Io's surface appear very young.]

[This is in stark contrast to the moon's surface, which is covered with craters that are billions of years old.]

[The surface of Io is like a fiery hell. ]

[It is the most volcanically active celestial body in the solar system. ]

[Imagine standing on the land of Io, surrounded by volcanoes that could erupt at any time.]

[These volcanoes are not the "relatively mild" type on Earth, their eruptions are extremely violent!]

[The most powerful volcanic eruptions on Earth, such as the Yellowstone supervolcano, have eruption columns up to 50 kilometers high.]

But on Io?

【Pediatrics! 】

[The volcanic eruption height here easily exceeds 500 kilometers! 】

[NASA probes have captured the plume of volcanic eruptions on Io rushing directly into space, even longer than the diameter of Io itself! ]

[What’s even more terrifying is that the volcano on Io doesn’t erupt occasionally, but all year round! ]

【Scientists have observed that there are at least 400 active volcanoes on the surface of Io. 】

[Some of these super craters are 10 times wider than the largest craters on Earth! ]

【The most famous rocky volcano. 】

[It is directly a magma lake with a diameter of 200 kilometers! ]

[The lava temperature here is as high as 1600°C, enough to vaporize steel in an instant! ]

[On Earth, we have seen the power of volcanic eruptions, but compared with Io, they are nothing.]

[Volcanic eruptions on Earth may only be local disasters.]

[On Io, the entire planet is dominated by volcanic activity, and the surface is almost completely covered by lava. ]

[If you think Io is just hot, you are naive! ]

[The atmosphere here is more poisonous than hell! ]

[Due to the continuous eruption of volcanoes, the main component of Io's atmosphere is sulfur dioxide, which is what we often call sulfur poison gas. ]

[On Earth, this gas is the main component of acid rain.]

【And on Io? 】

【It condenses directly into snow! 】

[Yes, there is sulfur snow on Io! ]

[When sulfur dioxide gas from a volcanic eruption rises to high altitudes and encounters extremely low temperatures, it condenses into yellow solid particles that fall like snowflakes.]

[But these snowflakes are not romantic white, but highly corrosive sulfur crystals! ]

[Io has an extremely thin atmosphere, and its atmospheric pressure is only one billionth of that of the Earth.]

[Almost equivalent to a vacuum state.]

[Unlike the Earth's atmosphere, which provides protection for life, Io's atmosphere is simply a deadly trap! ]

[This thin atmosphere is composed mainly of sulfur dioxide, but also contains sodium chloride, sulfur monoxide, and small amounts of oxygen.]

[If you are unfortunate enough to stand on the surface of Io, the first thing you will face is the dilemma of being unable to breathe. ]

[Gases such as sulfur dioxide are highly toxic to humans.]

[Once inhaled, it will cause serious damage to the respiratory tract and other body organs. ]

[Moreover, in such a low air pressure environment, a person's lungs may rupture instantly, leading to rapid death.]

[Because Io does not have a strong atmosphere to keep warm. 】

[Its surface temperature difference is extremely exaggerated! ]

[In areas with direct sunlight, the temperature can soar to over 1000 degrees! ] [In shadowed areas, the temperature can drop to -180 degrees. ]

[Also, because it is tidally locked, only one side is always facing Jupiter, causing some areas to be in extremely high or low temperatures for a long time.]

[If you are unlucky enough to stand at the junction of day and night, you may experience the hellish torture of having half of your body burnt and the other half frozen! ]

[Scientists have even discovered that near some craters on Io, the temperature can suddenly change by hundreds of degrees Celsius within a few minutes.]

[No known life can withstand this environment! ]

[On Io, a solar eclipse occurs every 42 hours due to Jupiter's obstruction.]

[During every solar eclipse, the temperature suddenly changes by hundreds of degrees! ]

[Also, because the atmosphere is thin, it cannot effectively block cosmic radiation.]

[Io is within the powerful magnetic field of Jupiter, which is much stronger than Earth's, exposing Io to intense cosmic radiation.]

[In this environment, even wearing a special space suit is difficult to protect against radiation. ]

[DNA will be directly shattered by radiation! ]

Outside the sky.

Zhuang Zhou saw this.

Instead, he became indifferent.

"Io is indeed terrifying."

Zhuang Zhou put down his fishing rod and a smile appeared on his face.

"But the horror is justified."

"The universe is so vast that nothing is impossible to find. The magnificent scenery of Io is a perfect manifestation of the way of nature."

"People often judge everything by their own standards. They think the sight of Io is terrifying, but it is just that their hearts are bound by worldly concepts."

"In the grand order of nature, the eruption of volcanoes and the rush of lava on Io are all natural changes, without distinction between beauty and ugliness, good and evil."

"If the universe itself had consciousness, when it saw the scene on Io, it would simply feel that it was the beauty of nature."

"But I don't know why the satellite Io looks like this?"

After saying this, Zhuangzi picked up the fishing rod again and continued to watch without any fear.

Tianmu also gave an explanation.

[So, what is the biggest reason that makes Io a hell? ]

[Io is indeed terrifying, but its terror is not innate, but tortured by its big brother Jupiter! ]

[Io is only 42 kilometers away from Jupiter, which is not much different from the distance between the Earth and the Moon.]

[And Jupiter's gravity is 2.5 times that of the Earth! ]

[What's worse is that it has two big brother satellites, Europa and Ganymede. ]

[Their gravity is also constantly pulling on Io.]

[There is a special interactive tidal force between Io, Europa, Ganymede and Jupiter. ]

The co-movement relationship of these three satellites is fixed.

[Imagine this: you are being dragged around by three strong men, and your body is constantly being stretched and squeezed.]

【This is daily life on Io! 】

[Under this continuous torture, a large amount of energy is generated inside Io. ]

[The way this energy is generated is completely different from the way energy is generated inside the earth through the decay of radioactive isotopes.]

[The heat source inside Io mainly comes from tidal dissipation. ]

[The energy generated in this way is enormous, even 200 times greater than the energy generated by radioactive decay. ]

[Scientists calculate that Io undergoes 100 tidal deformations every day.]

[The entire planet was squashed and rolled like plasticine.]

[This causes friction inside Io to generate incredible amounts of heat.]

[Io's crust is constantly cracking, and magma is erupting like a pressure cooker. ]

[The entire planet has turned into a super volcano laboratory! ]

[And thus, one of the most terrifying celestial bodies in our solar system was born. ]

The sky screen video ends here.

Barrages of comments also appeared one after another.

"Why do I say that he may be small in stature, but he has a big temper."

《A planet full of volcanoes? So scary!》

《Io's typical oily and acne-prone skin. 》

《Outside the Earth is Hell.》

"Wasn't the Earth a hell before?"

"If you live on Jupiter, you can look up and watch Io erupting magma. It's pretty nice."

"Will there be aliens who like to live in magma and migrate to Io specifically?"

"Haha, no matter what, aliens have to obey basic biological laws, right?"

……

And in the Sui Dynasty.

When Yang Guang first gazed at the scene of Io on the sky, he was also shocked.

The whole planet is burning.

Those huge volcanoes that are very obvious from a cosmic perspective.

It's a living hell!
But soon, Yang Guang adapted to the scene and said to himself:
"I've watched so many Skymuseum videos."

"After all this, my Great Sui Dynasty is still the best."

"Fortunately the moon is not Io."

"Such a terrifying planet should be as far away from the Sui Dynasty as possible."

"However, this Io has given me a good idea."

"If only there was a passage to exile those traitors who committed serious crimes to Io."

"I will use the telescope to admire the sight of their tragic death on Io."

"Since Tianmu said that the satellite is torn apart a hundred times every day, let the prisoners also have a taste of what it's like to be torn apart by Jupiter's moon!"

"Wouldn't that be great?" (End of this chapter)

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