0
Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo when he pointed a telescope at Jupiter.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoGalileo discovered Europa in 1610 when he pointed a telescope at Jupiter.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What have scientists discovered about Europa?
An icy surface.
What planets moons are named europa but founded by Galileo?
Europa was discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
Galileo discovered Jupiter's?
He discovered Jupiter's four largest moons: Ganymede, Calisto, Io, and Europa.
Who were moons discovered by?
The hobo on your street corner discovered Earth's moon and the hobo on your best friend's street corner discovered Europa.
What are the names of Jupiters moons that Galileo discovered?
Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
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 is the definition for moon?
They are the four moons which Galileo discovered: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
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.
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).
What are the 4 biggest moons on Jupiter known as?
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Discovered by Galileo.
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.
What are the names of the important moons for Jupiter?
The biggest four were discovered by Galileo. They are : Callisto Europa Ganymede Io
