The infrared reflection spectrum of Io matches that from an SO2 frost grown in the laboratory.
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Smythe, W., Nelson, R. & Nash, D. Spectral evidence for SO2 frost or adsorbate on Io's surface. Nature 280, 766 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280766a0
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