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Which five moons orbit Jupiter?
63 known moons orbit Jupiter.
Why doesn't Jupiter orbit its moons?
Jupiter doesn't orbit its moons because it has a greater mass than them.
Which is jupiters moons is volcanically active?
Jupiter's moon Io may be the most volcanically active object in the solar system. Some of Io's volcanoes have been observed to erupt into orbit.
How did Jupiter get its smaller moons?
Most of Jupiter's smaller moons were actually asteroids in the asteroid belt. Jupiter's immense gravity pulled them out and into it's orbit. Some just spun around and around until it was flung into space, but most stayed to become moons.
How many moons does Jupiter have in its orbit?
There are no moons in Jupiter. Jupiter does have 63 confirmed that are in a stable orbit around the planet though. There could well be more than this though, which have yet to be discovered.Jupiter have 64 moons.
Does any planet orbit Jupiter?
No, planets orbit around the sun. There are over 60 moons that orbit around Jupiter though.
What is the number of moons that orbit around Jupiter?
16 moons
Explained simply how the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
The moons stay in orbit around Jupiter due to the gravitational pull of the planet. As of June 2014, Jupiter has 63 known moons.
How long does it take Callisto one of Jupiters moons to orbit the sun?
It takes 11.86 Earth years for Jupiter to orbit the sun.
What planets suround Jupiter?
Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons in orbit around it. No planets are in orbit around it, since they would then be classed as moons. The planets in orbit either side of Jupiter are Mars and Saturn.
What is planet Jupiter's orbit?
Jupiters orbit is a imaginary circle that the planets circle around that is how we count years.
Which five moons orbit Jupiter?
63 known moons orbit Jupiter.
What planet do The moons of io europeganymedecallisto all orbit around?
They orbit Jupiter.
Why do the moons of Jupiter which are solid mass not 'suck ' the gases which make up the planet of Jupiter from the planet . The planet is after all less dense than than its moons.?
cause they stay i orbit because of jupiters gravity not there own so jupiter would suck the gas from its moons but not vice versa
Do Jupiter's moons orbit it?
Yes. if they did not they would not be Jupiter's moons.
How many moons are in the planet Jupiters?
Jupiter has four moons that orbit it. the names of these moons are IO (eye-oh) Callisto, Europa and Ganymede.Time taken for the moons to orbit Jupiter:IO- 1.7 Earth yearsCallisto- 16.7 Earth yearsEuropa- 3.5 Earth yearsGanymede- 7.1 Earth years
What planets orbit Jupiter?
Jupiters orbit is a imaginary circle that the planets circle around that is how we count years.
