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Amirani is an active volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io. It is located on Io’s leading hemisphere at 24.46°N 114.68°W / 24.46; -114.68 (Amirani).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.Amirani consists of a half-circle shaped 37 kilometres (23 mi)-wide volcanic pit which is connected to a 330 kilometres (210 mi)-long compound lava flow by a narrow channel.

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