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Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter (5262 km diameter) - its just a bit bigger than Mercury (4880km diameter), while Castillo is the second largest moon of Jupiter (diameter is 4820 km), which is just a bit less than Mercury's diameter- almost the same size.
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One of Jupiter's moons is as big as the planet mercury if the moon is so big why is it a moon and not a planet?
it doesn't orbit the sun. it only orbits jupiter.
What planet has rings and 18 moons?
Jupiter has 16 moons traveling around it. Jupiter is our big planet in our solar system.
What is the planet with 27 moons?
Uranus has at least 27 moons that we know of.
Is Jupiter a big or small planet?
Jupiter is the largest found planet in our Solar System.
Who is the largest planet and has a big red spot?
Jupiter.
Jupiter is to big for aliens?
Jupiter is the largest planet but alien crafters are to small Jupiters atmosphere is to big for aliens!!!!!
What could Jupiter's moons be used for?
we can't use jupiters moons for anything because fistly we can not get out that far to reach Jupiters moon and if we could it would take thousands of years and Jupiters Moons would be to big to do anything with anyway. so the answer to What could Jupiter's moons be used for? is....Nothing.
Is Jupiters moon big as earth?
Jupiter's largest Moon is Ganymede. It is slightly larger than the planet Mercury. As the Earth is more massive than Mercury, the answer is no.
Does the planet mercury have craters or moons?
no moons but have big craters
Is Jupiter the eighth largest planet?
Yes. Jupiter is the largest known planet in the solar system, but there are larger known planets, trans-neptunian objects, in other systems.Yes
Why does Saturn have 60 moons?
because it is big planet
Do the moons have names for Jupiter?
If you mean the moons of the planet Jupiter- there are 67 moons in total. 53 of them have names. 14 do not (yet) have a name. That's a lot of moons- but Jupiter is a BIG planet.
You are the largest planet as big as big can be who are you?
I would be the awesome Jupiter, largest planet in the solar system.
What planet has a moon that is a big as it self?
None. Some of the moons of Jupiter are nearly the size of Mercury, but no planet has a moon as big as the planet itself.
Which planet has lesser moons?
Mars has two very tiny moons. Jupiter and Saturn also have lots of small moons, but they also have lots of big moons.
Does it matter how big moons are?
Moons do not have to be any size but if the moon is bigger than the planet that it orbits, then the moon becomes the planet because it has more gravitational force.
What planet is small and what planet is big?
Pluto is the smallest planet and jupiter is the largest
