![]() ![]() Pandia– distance: 11.49 million km- diameter: 3 km.Ersa– distance: 11.45 million km- diameter: 3 km.Himalia– distance: 11.4 million km- diameter: 140 km.Leda– distance: 11.2 million km- diameter: 22 km.Themisto– distance: 7.3 million km- diameter: 9 km.Callisto– distance: 1.8 million km- diameter: 4820 km.Ganymede– distance: 1.1 million km- diameter: 5262 km.Europa– distance: 0.67 million km- diameter: 3121 km.Io– distance: 0.42 million km- diameter: 3643 km.Thebe– distance: 0.22 million km- diameter: 98 km.Amalthea– distance: 0.18 million km- diameter: 167 km.Adrastea– distance: 0.129 million km- diameter: 16.4 km.Metis– distance: 0.128 million km- diameter: 43 km.Order:- “ Moon name- distance from Jupiter (in million km)- moon diameter (in km)” These heavy and large Jupiter Moons made this planet different. Whereas Europa is the smallest and Ganymede is the largest of the Planet Jupiter. In the Galilean Moons of Jupiter, Moon IO is the closest and Callisto is the farthest to the Planet. Galilean moons are so large and massive that even the other 45 jovian moons including the rings of Jupiter are only contained around 0.003% mass of Galilean moons. Though there are 80 known moons of Jupiter, but currently some of Jupiter’s moons are lost (currently 7 satellites are lost). “Read also:- Retrograde and Prograde Orbital Motion “ These irregular satellites of Jupiter have high eccentricity with their prograde and retrograde motion and have much inclination to Jupiter’s plane. Whereas the other moons of Jupiter are called irregular satellites. These eight moons have prograde motion and orbit relatively near Jupiter. The four Galilean moons and four inner moons (Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe) of Jupiter are called regular satellites. This satellite of Jupiter is the ninth largest object in our solar system, after the sun and seven planets. It is approximately 26% larger than the planet Mercury by volume. Jupiter’s moon ‘Ganymede’ is the largest and most massive moon in our solar system. Before discovering Galilean Moons, scientists did not know that any object orbits a planet other than the earth’s moon. Galilean moons were first discovered by ‘Galileo Galilei’ in 1610 and soon after seen by ‘Simon Marius’. Jupiter’s Galilean Moons were the first discovered moons after the earth’s moons and were the first known objects to orbit a planet after the earth’s moon. Here in this article, you can find the most interesting information about the Moons of Jupiter such as Jupiter moons name, Jupiter’s moons list, the number of moons, and other unique facts. Must-Know:- Total Number of Moons in Solar System Planet Jupiter has 4 inner moons ( Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe), whose orbits are very close to Jupiter.Four ‘Galilean Moons’ (Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa) are the largest moons of Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and also it has the largest moon in our solar system. ![]()
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