Amirani (volcano)
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Amirani is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, the inner-most of the Galilean Moons. It is located on Io's leading hemisphere at 24.46°N 114.68°W / 24.46; -114.68 (Amirani).[1] The volcano is responsible for the largest active lava flow in the entire Solar System, with recent flows dwarfing those of even other volcanos on Io.[2]
The volcano was first observed in images acquired by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in March 1979.[3] Later that year, the International Astronomical Union named this feature after a Georgian fire god, Amirani.