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The Galilean moons were named after their discoverer, Galileo Galilei. The moons (plural) that he found are the four largest satellites of Jupiter, Io, Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa.
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∙ 12y agoJupiter has the Galilean moons.
So called because they were the first moons of Jupiter, discovered by Galileo using the new telescope.
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∙ 14y agoThe moon named Europa belongs to the planet Jupiter and IS named after Galileo.
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∙ 12y agoNo moon has be so named. However the four largest moons of Jupiter are referred to as the Galilean moons.
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∙ 15y agoJupiter, the gas planet
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Which planet has a moon named europa by Galileo?
Jupiter has the moon called Europa. (Galileo discovered this moon, but actually the name was given by another person.)
Where is Europa in the solar system?
Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.
Europa is a moon on which planet?
Jupiter
Ganymede is a moon name its planet what is special about it?
These large moons, named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, are each ... system (larger than the planet Mercury).
What is a continental moon of Jupiter?
The continental moon of the planet Jupiter is Europa. This moon is the 6th largest moon in the solar system and the closest moon to the planet.
One of its moon was named by europa was named by Galileo?
Europa is the sixth moon of the planet Jupiter
Which planet has a moon named europa by Galileo?
Jupiter has the moon called Europa. (Galileo discovered this moon, but actually the name was given by another person.)
What moon Europa was named by Galileo?
The question may mean "Was the moon Europa named by Galileo?" The answer to that is NO. Galileo discovered this moon, but it was named by another astronomer, called Simon Marius.
Which planet has a moon named Europa?
Jupiter
Where is Europa in the solar system?
Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter.
Is Europa a planet or a moon or a dwarf planet?
Europa is a moon of Jupiter.
Which planet is Europa the moon from?
Europa is Jupiters moon.
Which planet has a moon called Europa?
Jupiter is the planet with the moon Europa
Which planet has the moon europa?
Europa orbits planet Jupiter
Which vital substances does europa the planet have?
None Europa is a Moon not a planet
Europa is a moon of what planet?
Europa is one of Jupiters moons. Jupiter has many moons, but Europa is one of the four large moons that was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei (and possibly independently by Simon Marius around the same time).
Is Ganymede a planet?
Ganymede is a moon of Jupiter. It is the largest of the four Galilean satellites first observed and noted by Galileo. The other three are Io, Europa, and Callisto.Ganymede is not a planet.
