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The four largest moons of Jupiter are called the Galilean satellites, because they were discovered by Galileo when he first observed Jupiter with a telescope. Their names are:
* Io * Europa * Callisto * Ganymede
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∙ 6y agoEuropa, Ganymede, Io, and Callisto. All four are larger than Earth's Moon.
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What is Jupiters climate like?
Jupiter is a big gas giant and has rings with ice in them
What is the planet with 27 moons?
Uranus has at least 27 moons that we know of.
What is the biggest moons?
The biggest moon is "Ganymede" which is a moon of Jupiter.
Why are there different kinds of moons?
Moons are big rocks in space so they are not created all the same way.
How big is earths moons compared to other planets?
Small
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.
What are the names of Jupiter's big moons?
The four large moons on Jupiter, or Galilean moons for the astronomer who discovered them, are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
What is so significant about the galilean moons?
They're fairly big for moons, although Jupiter itself is big. The four "Galilean" moons of Jupiter were the first "moons" other than our own Moon to be seen, by Galileo using his new telescope.
how big is jupiter. what is jupiters surface?
gass
Why is Jupiters surface red?
Because there is a really big storm on it
How big are the moons in Venus's?
Venus has no moons.
What is Jupiters climate like?
Jupiter is a big gas giant and has rings with ice in them
How large are moons?
there are 63 moons and 4 of them are big
Does the planet mercury have craters or moons?
no moons but have big craters
How big are Jupiter's four largest moons?
their radii are (in km): Io - 1815 Europa - 1569 Ganymede - 2634.1 Callisto - 2410.3
What is the most proniment feature in jupiters atmosphere called?
The Big Red SpotA continuous storm
What is Io's location in the solar system?
It's one of Jupiter's four big moons discovered by Galileo: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
