Definition
Plains on Io whose material is bright relative to the surrounding materials.
Interpretation
SO2 snow/frost deposits.
Formation
Yellow and white bright plains of Io (Fig. 1) result from the accumulation of sulfur-rich (bright-yellow) and SO2-bearing (white) diffuse deposits of volcanic origin.
Bright plains on Io (bright-yellow plains south of Karei Patera in the center of the image). Scale bar 400 km. Io Voyager/Galileo Color Mosaic centered 0°N, 346°E (NASA/JPL)
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Dalton, J.B. (2015). Bright Plains (Io). In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_446
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