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Collectively, they are known as the Galilean moons. Individually, they are Calypso, Ganymede, Io, and Europa.

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Q: What are the names of the four largest moons of Jupiter?
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Jupiter's four largest moons are known as its moons?

Galilean


Are there planets with galilean moons?

Only Jupiter, the Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter which Galileo discovered.The four satellites discovered by Galileo orbit Jupiter.


Who found the four largest moons of Jupiter in the 1600s?

Galileo was the first to observe the 4 largest moons of Jupiter (which are still known as the Galilean moons, in his honor).


Are Jupiter's moons the largest?

Jupiter has four of the five largest moons in the solar system including the largest, Ganymede. The second largest moon, Titan, orbits Saturn.


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.


Did Galileo discover the Jupiter's four largest moons?

yes


Who observed the four largest moons of Jupiter?

Simon Marius


What are the four largest largest and brightest satellites of Jupiter?

The four satellites are Jupiter's largest moons. They were found by Galileo Galilei. They are Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.


What are Jupiter's four big moons named?

The four largest moons of Jupiter are called the Galilean satellites, because they were discovered by Galileo when he first observed Jupiter with a telescope. Their names are: * Io * Europa * Callisto * Ganymede


How many moons does Jupiter has what are there names?

Jupiter has at least 63 known moons. The largest four are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These four moonsare called the Galilean satellites because they were first seen in 1610 by the astronomer Galileo Galilei.


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.


Jupiters four largest moons are known as what?

Jupiter's four largest moons are known as the Galileans. They are individually named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, named my Simon Marius in 1610. Ganymede is the largest of these four moons.