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Jupiter's
Moons
Jupiter
has 16 moons. 12 small satellites, and the 4 Gallilean satellites.
An overview
of all Jupiter's satellites:
Satellite
---------- |
Distance
---------------- |
Radius (km)
-------------- |
Mass (kg)
----------- |
Discoverer
------------- |
Date
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| Metis |
128,000
|
20
|
9.56e16
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Synnott |
1979
|
| Adrastea |
129,000
|
10
|
1.91e16
|
Jewitt |
1979
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| Amalthea |
181,000
|
98
|
7.17e18
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Barnard |
1892
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| Thebe |
222,000
|
50
|
7.77e17
|
Synnott |
1979
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| Io |
422,000
|
1815
|
8.94e22
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Galileo |
1610
|
| Europa |
671,000
|
1569
|
4.80e22
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Galileo |
1610
|
| Ganymede |
1,070,000
|
2631
|
1.48e23
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Galileo |
1610
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| Callisto |
1,883,000
|
2400
|
1.08e23
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Galileo |
1610
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| Leda |
11,094,000
|
8
|
5.68e15
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Kowal |
1974
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| Himalia |
11,480,000
|
93
|
9.56e18
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Perrine |
1904
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| Lysithea |
11,720,000
|
18
|
7.77e16
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Nicholson |
1938
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| Elara |
11,737,000
|
38
|
7.77e17
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Perrine |
1905
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| Ananke |
21,200,000
|
15
|
3.82e16
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Nicholson |
1951
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| Carme |
22,600,000
|
20
|
9.56e16
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Nicholson |
1938
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| Pasiphae |
23,500,000
|
25
|
1.91e17
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Melotte |
1908
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| Sinope |
23,700,000
|
18
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7.77e16
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Nicholson |
1914
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The satellites
are divided into 6 categories. Inner moons (Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea,
and Thebe), Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, and the outer moons (Leda,
Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae, and Sinope)
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