Jupiter's moon Io has subsurface lava ocean

You beat me to it Karlis I was going to post the NASA release on the discovery later tonight when I had a bit more time. I will still do so in this thread. That will teach me to nap Edited to add: By "when I have a bit more time", what I actually mean is "after Dr. Who"

Dr. Who is now over. Here, as promised, is the NASA release on this discovery. Galileo Data Reveal Magma Ocean Under Jupiter Moon 05.12.11 PASADENA, Calif. -- New data analysis from NASA's Galileo spacecraft reveals a subsurface ocean of molten or partially molten magma beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. The finding heralds the first direct confirmation of this kind of magma layer at Io and explains why the moon is the most volcanic object known in the solar system. The research was conducted by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of Californ... [More]

Just...incredible.

Amazing that the moons of Jupiter and saturn are all so different.

Imagine if there were some type of creatures swimming in that lava just like fishes in the ocean on earth