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Who discovered the largest moon in Saturn?
Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons, including Ganymede, the largest.
When was Ganymede discovered?
Galileo discovered Ganymede in 1610. Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and belongs to Jupiter.
Is titan a galilean moon?
No. The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) discovered by Galileo. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
What is the largest moon Jupiter has?
ganymede is the largest moon
Who discovered four satellites orbiting Jupiter?
Jupiter's four largest moons are called (from closest to furthest); Io (pronounced 'eye-oh'), Europa, Ganymede (the largest, and the largest moon in our solar system) and Callisto. These are also known as the Galilean satellites.
Jupiter's moon elara distance from the sun?
Elara is Jupiter's eighth largest moon and was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine. It is about 470,800,000 miles from the Sun.
Does Jupiter have the second largest moon in the solar system titan?
Jupiter does not have the second largest moon in the solar system: Titan. Titan is the second largest moon, all right, but it orbits planet Saturn. The largest moon is Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter.
What planet is Jupiter's largest moon as big as?
Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, is as big as the planet Mercury.
Was Jupiter discovered in a full moon or not?
Not
Which planet has the largest moon?
Jupiter has the largest moon in the solar system, which is Ganymede, discovered by Galileo in 1610. With a diameter of 5268 km (3273 mi), Ganymede is larger than the planet Mercury (although it has about half Mercury's mass).
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 was the first planetary moon to be discovered?
Earth's moon would have been the first moon discovered. Galileo observations identified four of Jupiter's moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto - in 1610.
