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The four are the so called "Galilean" moons which Galileo discovered, the first objects besides the Moon to be found as satellites of a planet. They are larger or comparable in size to our Moon.

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Ganymede
Callisto
Io
Europa

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the 4 lagest moons of Jupiter are lo, europa, ganymede, and calliston.

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In order of size (diameter in km)

  • Titan (5,151)
  • Rhea (1,529)
  • Iapetus (1,472)
  • Dione (1,123)
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  1. Ganymede - Jupiter
  2. Titan - Saturn
  3. Callisto - Jupiter
  4. Io - Jupiter
  5. The Moon - Earth
  6. Europa - Jupiter
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1. Metis

2. Adrastea

3. Amathea

4. Thebe

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Full, 1st Quarter, New, and 3rd Quarter. On either side of the full Moon are gibbous Moons, and on either side of the new Moon are crescent Moons.
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they are Io Europa Ganymede and Castillo

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Jupiter's four largest moons are known as its moons?

Galilean


Are there planets with galilean moons?

Only Jupiter, the Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter which Galileo discovered.The four satellites discovered by Galileo orbit Jupiter.


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).


Are Jupiter's moons the largest?

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Who observed the four largest moons of Jupiter?

Simon Marius


Did Galileo discover the Jupiter's four largest moons?

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The four satellites are Jupiter's largest moons. They were found by Galileo Galilei. They are Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.


Jupiters four largest moons are known as what?

Jupiter's four largest moons are known as the Galileans. They are individually named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, named my Simon Marius in 1610. Ganymede is the largest of these four moons.


Galileo discovered Jupiter's?

He discovered Jupiter's four largest moons: Ganymede, Calisto, Io, and Europa.


What was the name of the person who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons?

It was the famous "Galileo".


Who discovered the largest moon in Saturn?

Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons, including Ganymede, the largest.


What are the top four largest moons of Jupiter?

I'll start from the largest: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa.