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What are some of the names of the moons of Jupiter- list a few of the biggest ones?
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"Jumping Jupiter" got it's nickname from the fact that it's orbiting moons made the planet seem to jump, or pulsate. While at leat 67 moons are currently known, the four moons referred to as "Galilean moons" are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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What moon orbits Jupiter?
Jupiter has a total of 63 moons. A list has been linked to.
What is the biggest planet and the smallest planet with the hottest temperature a list?
The biggest is Jupiter and the smallest is pluto or mercury
Can you List two features for each planet from the sun?
Mercury- no moons, really hot Venus-twin planet to earth, no moons Earth- water, stable ground Mars- red planet, craters Jupiter- surface not stable, ? Sateron- no stable ground, most noticeable rings Uranous- Neptune- Pluto- REALLY Cold, solid ground
How man moons does Jupiter have orbiting it?
Lately, this question has had a changing answer! For many years, we knew of 16 moons for the largest planet in our solar system. In the last few years, about two dozen new moons have been announced by astronomers. However, being announced does not mean that these become "official" moons of the planet. To be recognized by the scientific community as a new moon involves a process which may take several years - and some announced objects never get recognized at all! Let's explain. When a scientist makes observations which indicate a new moon, they submit their data and analysis to the scientific community. Other scientists then try to confirm the existance of the new moon by additional observations. If it is confirmed, the data are all submitted to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU is the governing body for astronomy. One of their jobs is to decide what is sufficiently proven and what is not, and then to assign names. If sufficiently confirmed, the IAU gives a preliminary name to the new moon. Scientists get time to consider the name. Finally, at one of their meetings, the scientific membership of the IAU votes on whether or not to accept the object and its name as an "official moon" of the planet. This process (from initial announcement to official acceptance) may take several years. Of the 23 new moons announced for Jupiter, preliminary names were assigned to 11 of them by the IAU in October 2002. This is an important step in the path taken to become an "official" moon. So these 11 (which are most probably asteroids that have been captured by Jupiter's gravity) will most probably be accepted in the near future and take the official list of Jupiter's moons from 16 to 27. How many more will follow this course is something to stay tuned for! By the way, the recently proposed new moon names are: Themisto, Iocaste, Harpalyke, Praxidike, Taygete, Chaldene, Kalyke, Callirrhoe, Megaclite, Isonoe, and Erinsome. These names are from characters in the life of Zeus or Jupiter in Greco-Roman mythology, thus following in the tradition of the other satellites of our largest planet. UPDATE! As of January 2009, Jupiter has 49 official, named moons and 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration..
List of planets with a moon or moons?
Mercury and Venus do not have any moons. Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris are the Dwarf Planets. From the Sun, moving outwards: Mercury 0 Venus 0 Earth 1 Mars 2 Ceres 0 Jupiter 63 Saturn 62 Uranus 27 Neptune 13 Pluto 4 Haumea 2 Makemake 0 Eris 1
What moon orbits Jupiter?
Jupiter has a total of 63 moons. A list has been linked to.
A planet with more than 16 moons?
* Jupiter, 63 moons * Saturn, 61 moons plus over 100 moonlets* Uranus, 27 moons
What are the names of the moons?
See related link for a full list
What is the biggest planet and the smallest planet with the hottest temperature a list?
The biggest is Jupiter and the smallest is pluto or mercury
Are there any moons in the Milky Way if so what are their names?
There are many moons in the Milky Way, that we know of and would be many more too, so it is impossible to give a list of names.
What are the names of the moons circling around the planet help?
Unfortunately there is not yet a planet named Help. For a list of our Solar System moons see related question.
List the planet in order from most moons to least?
Saturn, with 63 Jupiter, with 60 Uranus, with 21 Neptune, with 8 Mars, with 2 Earth, with 1 Mercury and Venus, with 0 and if you count Pluto it has 3 moons.
List three discoveries made by the voyager space probe?
the discoveries of the probes include new information about the motions of Jupiter's atmosphere and the discovery of three new moons. Voyager probes also discovered that Jupiter has faint dust rings around it and that one of its moons has volcanoes on it.
Doctor list available in Jupiter hospital at thane?
give me the list of doctor available in jupiter hospital
What moon or planet doesn't have enough gravity to have an atmosphere?
-- Mercury -- moon of Earth -- moons of Mars -- majority of moons of Jupiter and Saturn Note: While Mars technically has an atmosphere, its density is only around 1% of the density of earth's atmosphere, so Mars is very close to joining the list.
Give three examples of moons?
There are thousands of moons. here is the list of Some of the famous moons in the solar system alongside their respective Planets: Earth : Moon Mars : DEIMOS , PHOBOS Jupiter : EUROPA , CALLISTO , GANYMEDE , LO Saturn : ENCELADUS , TETHYS , DIONE , MIMAS Uranus : MIRANDA , ARIEL , TITANIA , UMBRIEL , OBERON Neptune : TRITON , PROTEUS Pluto : CHARON
What are the diameters of saturns moons?
See related link for a full list of all 61 moons
