Lo is the most volcanically active thing in the solar system and is third largest of Jupiter's moons. Lo itself is extremely hot. The surface of the moon is covered in magma that spews from volcanoes and spreads itself all over the surface. The molten itself is made up of sulfur and other compounds. Sulfur dioxide also is the primary constituent of a thin atmosphere on Lo. Lo is one of the Galilean moons, meaning it was discovered by Galileo Galilei, although Galileo did not name the sulfur ridden planet. In the mid-1800s, Lo was named after the daughter of Inachus in the Roman mythology. Lo was raped by Jupiter, and in Jupiter's attempts to hide this from his wife Juno, Juno ended up turning Lo into a heifer.
Hitting more close to home, on the crater of Aristarchus on the moon, there are signs of sulfur deposits. The crater itself is an impact crater and is considered the brightest of the large formation on the lunar surface. It is so bright, that it can be seen by the naked eye. Not only has the crater shown signs of sulfur, but it emits radon gas, which was measured by the Lunar Prospector spacecraft.
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