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Jupiter has 63 moons at the last count, but some of these may not be proper moons, but captured asteroids.
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Is Saturn the planet with the second most moons?
Jupiter has the most moons, 63. Exactly? Let's see, what day is this today? As of last count at nineplanets.org, there are 63 moons of Jupiter. However, more are being discovered every time we send a space probe there, so there may be a dozen or more that haven't been seen yet. For years, the count was "12", based on Earth-bound telescopes, but between the Hubble, the Voyager probes and the recent flyby missions, we have discovered smaller and smaller moons that had been beneath notice. It seems likely that there are a great many tiny moons of the outer planets that have not yet been catalogued.
What is a unique feature of Jupiter?
1. that it is the biggest planet in the solar system. 2. Jupiter has many moons 3. Jupiter may have a rocky core but, we would die getting their if we tried to find out.
Which planet has the most number of moons?
In our solar system, the planet Jupiter has the most (63) confirmed moons, though that # may go up in the future after closer observations of Jupiter.
How did Jupiter get so many moons?
8 of Jupiter's 63+ moons are large and fairly spherical, indicating that they may have formed around the planet during the creation of the solar system. Most of the others are in very irregular orbits that suggest they are asteroids captured by Jupiter's gravity (especially from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter).
What planets have the most moon?
As of discoveries through 2011, the planets Jupiter and Saturn have the most moons, each with more than 60 satellites that have been named or provisionally named. Uranus is a distant 3rd with 27 known moons. Jupiter has 63 known moons. Saturn has 62 known moons, 2 possible moons, and many more "moonlets" within its ring system. Some of these may qualify for "moon" status based on their composition or orbits. (see the related link)
How may moons did Jupiter has?
Jupiter has 67 moons it has the most number of moons in the solar system.
How may moons does Io have?
None. Io is itself one of the moons of the planet Jupiter. No moon has its own moons.
How many of Jupiter's moons can have life on them and why?
Scientists accept that Europa may have life because it has liquid water on it.
Is Saturn the planet with the second most moons?
Jupiter has the most moons, 63. Exactly? Let's see, what day is this today? As of last count at nineplanets.org, there are 63 moons of Jupiter. However, more are being discovered every time we send a space probe there, so there may be a dozen or more that haven't been seen yet. For years, the count was "12", based on Earth-bound telescopes, but between the Hubble, the Voyager probes and the recent flyby missions, we have discovered smaller and smaller moons that had been beneath notice. It seems likely that there are a great many tiny moons of the outer planets that have not yet been catalogued.
What is a unique feature of Jupiter?
1. that it is the biggest planet in the solar system. 2. Jupiter has many moons 3. Jupiter may have a rocky core but, we would die getting their if we tried to find out.
Which 2 planets have the most amount of moons?
Jupiter and Saturn have the most moons in our solar system. Jupiter has at least 79 known moons, while Saturn has at least 82.
Will humans ever go to Jupiter?
Not in the foreseeable future. We may orbit and land on some moons of Jupiter though never on Jupiter itself.
Which planet has the most number of moons?
In our solar system, the planet Jupiter has the most (63) confirmed moons, though that # may go up in the future after closer observations of Jupiter.
Does jupiter have rings or moons?
It actually has Greece. It may be hard to be believe but very true!
How did Jupiter get so many moons?
8 of Jupiter's 63+ moons are large and fairly spherical, indicating that they may have formed around the planet during the creation of the solar system. Most of the others are in very irregular orbits that suggest they are asteroids captured by Jupiter's gravity (especially from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter).
What planets have the most moon?
As of discoveries through 2011, the planets Jupiter and Saturn have the most moons, each with more than 60 satellites that have been named or provisionally named. Uranus is a distant 3rd with 27 known moons. Jupiter has 63 known moons. Saturn has 62 known moons, 2 possible moons, and many more "moonlets" within its ring system. Some of these may qualify for "moon" status based on their composition or orbits. (see the related link)
How many moons does Jupiters have?
Jupiter has 67 known moons, although 17 of them are awaiting official names. More are discovered with every space probe we send there. It is likely that there are more not yet identified. The most recent are extremely small. As with the icy moonlets in Saturn's rings, there are millions of small objects orbiting the planet, some as part of Jupiter's own rings.63 moonsJupiter has 63 known moons. But 4 main moons, the largest of the 63.
