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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moons_of_JupiterMoons of Jupiter - Wikipedia

    Jupiter is expected to have about 100 irregular moons larger than 1 km (0.6 mi) in diameter, plus around 500 more smaller retrograde moons down to diameters of 0.8 km (0.5 mi). [5] Of the 87 known irregular moons of Jupiter, 38 of them have not yet been officially named.

  2. www.britannica.com › topic › moons-of-Jupiter-2236909Moons of Jupiter | Table, Names, Sizes, & List | Britannica

    Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has, as of 2023, 95 known moons. The four largest moons of Jupiter—Io, Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa—were the first objects in the solar system discovered with a telescope. Galileo discovered them in 1610, and they are now called the Galilean

  3. science.nasa.gov › jupiter › moonsJupiter Moons - NASA Science

    Jupiter has 95 moons that have been officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. But the number doesn't capture the complexity of the Jovian system of moons, rings and asteroids. The giant planet has thousands of small objects in its orbit.

  4. www.space.com › 16452-jupiters-moonsJupiter's moons: Names, number and exploration | Space

    Jun 8, 2023 · Explore Jupiter's 92 moons including the infamous Galilean satellites and the largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu

  5. science.nasa.gov › jupiter › moonsAll Jupiter Moons - NASA Science

    Aug 21, 2023 · All Moons of Jupiter. Most of Jupiter's swarms of smaller moons orbit much farther out than the Galilean satellites. Of these distant moons, the larger ones may be captured asteroids. The smaller ones are likely fragments from massive collisions.

  6. science.nasa.gov › jupiter › moonsGanymede: Facts - NASA Science

    Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, bigger than the planet Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on Ganymede.

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  8. solarsystem.nasa.gov › planets › jupiterIn Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration

    Moons. With four large moons and many smaller moons, Jupiter forms a kind of miniature solar system. Jupiter has 80 moons. Fifty-seven moons have been given official names by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Another 23 moons are awaiting names.

  9. theplanets.org › moons-of-jupiterJupiter's Moons · Facts about the Moons of Jupiter - The Planets

    The largest moon of Jupiter is Ganymede – a large, icy moon with a diameter of around 5,268 km (3,400 miles) that is scarred with craters. It is larger in diameter than the planet Mercury and the dwarf planet Pluto .

  10. earthsky.org › astronomy-essentials › how-to-see-jupiters-moonsEarthSky | Jupiter’s moons: How to see and enjoy them

    Oct 25, 2023 · How to see Jupiter’s moons. All you need is a good pair of binoculars (or a telescope) to see the four largest moons of the biggest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. Three of the four...