The four largest moons of Jupiter, Galilean Satellites, space
by Tina Lavoie
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The four largest moons of Jupiter, Galilean Satellites, space
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Tina Lavoie
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This composite includes the four largest moons of Jupiter which are known as the Galilean satellites.
The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter� you see here Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They were discovered by Galileo Galilei around January 1610 and were the first group of objects found to orbit another planet.
Credit: NASA
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August 24th, 2016
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