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Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the four satellites that orbit Jupiter.
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∙ 13y agoa mixture of rock and ice, with the ice fraction increasing with distance from Jupiter.
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∙ 7y agoNone of them are. The Galilean moons are moons, not planets. They are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, the four largest moons of the planet Jupiter.
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∙ 9y agoGanymede, Callisto, Io, Europa
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∙ 12y agoIo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
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Jupiter has approximately how many moons?
Jupiter has 79 moons and there are 4 major moons; The Galilean moons named after Galileo.
What are Jupiter's 4 moons?
Europa is one of Jupiter's moons. Actally theres Europa, Callisto, Ganymade, and Io. :] Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto Jupiter has 67 moons, of which four are major. Those moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
Who discovered the largest 4 moons of Jupiter?
Galileo discovered them. Their names are: Io, Callista, Europa and Ganymede. He discovered them in January 1610. == ==Galileo Galilei in 1610.
What are the names of jupiters 4 largest moons?
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What are the four moons of Jupiter?
Galileo discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in between sometime in 1609 to 1610.They are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.They range from the size of Earth's Moon to the size of the planet Mercury.
Did Galileo discover Jupiter's 4 largest moons?
Yes. That is why they are called the Galilean Moons
Who was the person to discovered the largest moon on Jupiter?
Galileo discovered Jupiter's 4 largest moons, the Galilean moons. The largest moon's name is Ganymede.
Who found the four largest moons of Jupiter in the 1600s?
Galileo was the first to observe the 4 largest moons of Jupiter (which are still known as the Galilean moons, in his honor).
What is Jupiter27s largest moon?
Ganymede. It is in the group of moons called the Galilean satellites, Jupiter's 4 largest moons. The others in that group are Io, Callisto and Europa
Who Improved the telescope and observed Jupiter's moons?
Galileo was the first to look at the planet Jupiter through a telescope, and to observe the moons of Jupiter (the 4 largest moons are still known as the Galilean moons).
What 4 things did Galileo first see when he looked in a telescope?
Galileo looked at the planet Jupiter and observed its 4 largest moons (which are still known as the Galilean moons, to this day).
When were the 4 galilean moons discovered?
In the year 1610.
What are jupiters 4 largets moons?
Jupiter's largest four moons, called the Galilean satellites because Galileo was the first person to see them, are Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede.
Which Galilean moon is volcanically?
The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei on January 7, 1610.They are (In order of size)GanymedeCallistoIOEuropaSee related link for more information.
What is a Galilean satellite?
The 4 largest satellites of Jupiter. The (first) four seen by Galileo.
Jupiter has approximately how many moons?
Jupiter has 79 moons and there are 4 major moons; The Galilean moons named after Galileo.
What is the biggest planet and has four moons?
The biggest planet is Jupiter. It has the 4, large Galilean moons but also other smaller moons.
