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Why is one of the moons of Jupiter named 'Io'?

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Q: Why is one of the moons of Jupiter named 'Io'?
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Which planet has a moon named Io?

Jupiter has the Moon called Io - the most volcanically active object in our solar system.


What plant has moons named Io and Callisto?

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Why did they name Jupiter's moon IO?

All of the moons of Jupiter with names are named after lovers of the Greek god Zeus or his Roman equivalent Jupiter. Io was one of those lovers.


Why is a moon named Io and what does it mean?

Io is one of the moons of Jupiter, which was named after the Roman counterpart to the Greek god Zeus. Io was named after a woman in Greek mythology who had an affair with Zeus.


Is Io one of mars moons?

No. Io is one of the four major moons of Jupiter. The moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos.


What are the four inner moons of Jupiter named?

they are named Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa


How many moons Io has?

Io is one of the moons of Jupiter and is most unlikely to have a moon of its own.


How may moons does Io have?

None. Io is itself one of the moons of the planet Jupiter. No moon has its own moons.


What is the planet with 4 moons named Callisto Io Europa and Ganymede?

It is Jupiter.


What are Jupiter's 4 moons?

Europa is one of Jupiter's moons. Actally theres Europa, Callisto, Ganymade, and Io. :] Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto Jupiter has 67 moons, of which four are major. Those moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.


What planet has IO as one of its many moons?

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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.