Measurements of Io's volcanism and the plasma torus suggest that SO2 is a major constituent of its atmosphere.
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Kumar, S. The stability of an SO2 atmosphere on Io. Nature 280, 758–760 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280758a0
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