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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 year was it when Galileo used a telescope to observe 4 moons orbiting Jupiter?
1610.
Who discovered four of Jupiter's moon and when did it happen?
In 1610, Galileo Galilei observed 4 moons rotating around Jupiter
When was Jupiter decovered be Galileo?
Galileo did NOT discover Jupiter; just Jupiter's 4 largest moons.
Did Galileo discover Jupiter's 4 largest moons?
Yes. That is why they are called the Galilean Moons
Who discovered 4 moons and named them after him?
Yes he did! Galileo was the first one to discover Jupiter's 4 moons.
When were Jupiter's moons discovered?
The big 4 were discovered by Galileo in 1610. The most recent two were in 2011.
What are the 4 main names of Jupiter's moons?
The four main moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These moons are also known as the Galilean moons, as they were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
What planet rings were first discovered by Galileo?
He Discovered The Jovian Planets ,i.e., jupiter, saturn, neptune and uranus
What made it possible to see Jupiter moons?
A telescope. In 1610, Italian scientist and inventor Galileo put a couple of curved pieces of glass together in a tube, and discovered he could see farther than the human eye allowed. When he observed Jupiter, he was delighted to discover that it had 4 moons, which are still called Jupiter's "Galilean" moons even today. They are, in order of increasing distance from Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
What were Galileo's constribution to astronomy?
Well, he invented the telescope, and that's pretty huge. And he used it, too, to discover the craters and mountains of the moon, the 4 largest moons of Jupiter, and the rings of Saturn. And he did it all way back in 1610.
How many moons is Jupiter away from Callisto?
Callisto is the 2nd largest and 8th closest of Jupiter's known moons, with an orbit about 1.8 million km from Jupiter. It was discovered by Galileo in 1610 and is the most distant from Jupiter of the 4 large Galilean moons. Jupiter's large moons orbit rapidly compared to Earth's Moon. Callisto circles Jupiter every 16.7 Earth days.
