The Moons of Jupiter

There are 79 known moons of Jupiter. The most massive of the moons are the four Galilean moons. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

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Io

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Europa

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Ganymede

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Callisto

These were independently discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei, and were the first objects found to orbit a body that was neither Earth nor the Sun.

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