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because it is the closest to jupiter
Jupiter. It's one of the Galilean satellites, discovered in 1609.
IO is the fifth moon of Jupiter in terms of distance from Jupitert and the primary of the Galilean moons.
The Galilean moons were named after their discoverer, Galileo Galilei. The moons (plural) that he found are the four largest satellites of Jupiter, Io, Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa.
No. The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) discovered by Galileo. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
No. It is a moon of Mars. The Galilean moons are moons of Jupiter.
Europa is Jupiter's brightest moon. This is because...
Jupiter.
Charon is a moon of Pluto. [See related question] To be a Galilean moon you have to be one of the four major moons of Jupiter.
The moon Io would look the brightest from the surface of Jupiter because It is the nearest.
The innermost Galilean moon is Io. It's a veritable volcano in space, being stressed by Jupiter's tidal forces.Comment : I think the innermost moon (not just of the Galilean moons) is Metis.
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The moon Io looks the brightest from the surface of Jupiter. That's because Io is the closest moon to the planet. Io is the moon on the left of the planet.
europa Yes, europa is the brightest.
Galilean moon
Galilean moons orbit Jupiter. Jupiter tugs them around the sun once every 12 years.
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