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Why are the galilean moons named the galilean moons?
Because they were discovered first by Galileo.
Why are the Galilean moons named Galilean?
They were discovered by Galileo.
What are the biggest moons orbiting Jupiter?
They are called the "Galilean Moons" because they were first seen/discovered by Galileo. There are 4 of them and they are named - 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.
Who discovered that Jupiter has moon?
Many astronomers have discovered Jupiter's moons. Galileo discovered the first four moons of Jupiter, named Calisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
Who discovered the two moons of Mars?
Aseph Hall in 1877 discovered the Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos.
How many of Jupiter's moons are named?
Jupiter has 79 confirmed moons, and all except 4 have been named.
Is Christian Huygens the person credited with 4 large moons?
No, the very famous astronomer who discovered the four Galilean moons; IO, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede was named Galileo Galilei. These four moons are the largest out of Jupiter's total 63 moons. Galileo discovered the moons on January 7th 1610 at the University of Padua in Italy using his own homemade telescope.
Who discovered the 4 main moons of Saturn?
pumpkin
When were the 4 galilean moons discovered?
In the year 1610.
Which planet has a moon named Europa and named after Galileo?
Jupiter has the Galilean moons. So called because they were the first moons of Jupiter, discovered by Galileo using the new telescope.
Who discovered Saturn's 4 largest moons?
Christian Hugyens
