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Jupiter has 63 known moons, and more are discovered with every space probe we send there. It is likely that there are more not yet identified. The most recent are extremely small. As with the icy moonlets in Saturn's rings, there are millions of small objects orbiting the planet, some as part of Jupiter's own rings. As of 2009, Jupiter had 63 satellites known and classified as moons. They are as follows (alphabetically, the four largest in boldface):
- Adrastea
- Aitne
- Amalthea
- Ananke
- Aoede
- Arche
- Autonoe
- Callirrhoe
- Callisto
- Carme
- Carpo
- Chaldene
- Cyllene
- Elara
- Erinome
- Euanthe
- Eukelade
- Euporie
- Europa
- Eurydome
- Ganymede
- Harpalyke
- Hegemone
- Helike
- Hermippe
- Herse
- Himalia
- Io
- Iocaste
- Isonoe
- Kale
- Kallichore
- Kalyke
- Kore
- Leda
- Lysithea
- Megaclite
- Metis
- Mneme
- Orthosie
- Pasiphae
- Pasithee
- Praxidike
- Sinope
- Sponde
- Taygete
- Thebe
- Thelxinoe
- Themisto
- Thyone
- S/2003 J2 (temporary names)
- S/2003 J3
- S/2003 J4
- S/2000 J5
- S/2003 J9
- S/2003 J10
- S/2000 J11
- S/2003 J12
- S/2003 J15
- S/2003 J16
- S/2003 J18
- S/2003 J19
- S/2003 J23
(see related link for orbital information)
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How many moons does Jupiter have as of 2012?
Jupiter has 79 known moons as of 2012.
Jupiter has approximately how many moons?
Jupiter has 53 named moons and at least 26 more awaiting official naming, bringing the total to 79 known moons.
What is the names of the moons of jupter?
Some of the largest moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These are known as the Galilean moons, named after Galileo Galilei who discovered them in 1610. Jupiter has many other smaller moons as well.
How many moons does the Jupiter have?
Jupiter has 79 known moons, with the four largest ones being Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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.
How many moons and their names does Jupiter have?
64
How many moons do Jupiter have to be exact?
Jupiter has 63 moons discovered to date. Some names of Jupiter's moon are Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and many more.
Do the moons have names for Jupiter?
If you mean the moons of the planet Jupiter- there are 67 moons in total. 53 of them have names. 14 do not (yet) have a name. That's a lot of moons- but Jupiter is a BIG planet.
What is the names of the moons in jupiter?
one of them is LO
How many moons does the Jupiter have and what are they like?
jupiter has 63 moons
What is Jupiter number of moons and names?
63 moons 49 named don't know the names sorry and 14 unnamed
How many satellies does Jupiter have?
As of now, there are 66 known moons. The four main ones are Io, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. Those moons of Jupiter are the largest moons of Jupiter. There are some other moons of Jupiter, the smaller ones. Some of them are Thebe, Amalthea, Thelxinoe, Isonoe, Autonoe, and Carpo. I was only telling you how many moons are there, some of their names, and sorry I didn`t include the rocks in the ring of Jupiter.
What are the names of Jupiter's big moons?
The four large moons on Jupiter, or Galilean moons for the astronomer who discovered them, are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
How many moons did Jupiter have and name them?
Jupiter has 63 known moons.
How many moons do Jupiter currently have?
Jupiter currently has 79 known moons.
How many moons dus Jupiter have?
jupiter has 50 named moons and 14 unnamed moons.
What are 2 of the moons of Jupiter?
Europa and Io are two of the many moons of Jupiter
