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The four largest moons of Jupiter were observed by Galileo 400 years ago, and he named them the "Cosmica Sidera," or Cosimo's Stars, after the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo de' Medici, a former math student.
We now call them the Galilean Moons, and each bears the name of a figure from Roman mythology: Io, Europa, Ganymede (the largest), and Callisto.
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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 observed the four largest moons of Jupiter?
Simon Marius
Did Galileo discover the Jupiter's four largest moons?
yes
What are the four largest largest and brightest satellites of Jupiter?
The four satellites are Jupiter's largest moons. They were found by Galileo Galilei. They are Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
Galileo discovered Jupiter's?
He discovered Jupiter's four largest moons: Ganymede, Calisto, Io, and Europa.
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.
What are the distances of the four largest moons of Jupiter from Jupiter and the periods of their orbits around Jupiter?
the name of Jupiter's moons :Io 1.7 Earth days to orbit JupiterEuropa 3.5 earth days to orbit the JupiterGanymede 7.1 days to orbit JupiterCallisto 16.7 days to orbit JupiterIo is the nearest moon to Jupiter the Europa then Ganymede and the furthest away is Callisto
Will Jupiter's four inner moons ever be move out of Jupiter's orbit?
Maybe
Jupiter's four largest moons are known as its moons?
Galilean
Describe planets that orbit Jupiter?
No planets orbit Jupiter. Jupiter is orbited by more than 60 moons, however. The four largest are visible from earth through a modest telescope. These four are known as the Galilean moons, as they were observed by Galileo 400 years ago. The largest of the four is Ganymede, a moon that is larger than the planet Mercury (though perhaps not quite as massive).
What are the 4 Galilean moons from largest to smallest?
Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the four satellites that orbit Jupiter.
Who made the discovery of four moons in orbit around Jupiter?
Galileo discovered four moons of Jupiter, which are now known as Galilean moons. They are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Calisto.
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?
Jupiter has four of the five largest moons in the solar system including the largest, Ganymede. The second largest moon, Titan, orbits Saturn.
Who observed the four largest moons of Jupiter?
Simon Marius
Did Galileo discover the Jupiter's four largest moons?
yes
What are the four largest moons of Jupiter called?
The four largest moons that orbit Jupiter are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These four moons are known as the Galilean Moons, because they were the first moons discovered around Jupiter by Galileo Galilei, sometime between 1609 and 1610.
