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  1. The Voyager spacecraft mapped
  2. about 35% of the surface of 
  3. Io and saw features as small 
  4. as 3 miles.
  5.  
  6. What makes Io so unusual is
  7. the fact that it is an extremely
  8. lively planet with dozens of
  9. active sulfur volcanos. In fact,
  10. over 5% of the surface is 
  11. made of volcanic vents.
  12.