Jupiter - Moons

Moons

Main article: Moons of Jupiter See also: Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

Jupiter has 67 natural satellites. Of these, 51 are less than 10 kilometres in diameter and have only been discovered since 1975. The four largest moons, known as the "Galilean moons", are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

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