How many moons does jupiter have in its orbit?
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How many moons does jupiter have in its orbit in total?
79
The physical and orbital characteristics of the moons vary widely. The four Galileans are all over in diameter; the largest Galilean, Ganymede, is the ninth largest object in the Solar System, after the Sun and seven of the planets, Ganymede being larger than Mercury. All other Jovian moons are less than in diameter, with most barely exceeding . Their orbital shapes range from nearly perfectly circular to highly eccentric and inclined, and many revolve in the direction opposite to Jupiter's spin (retrograde motion). Orbital periods range from seven hours (taking less time than Jupiter does to spin around its axis), to some three thousand times more (almost three Earth years).
How many Galilean moons does jupiter have in its orbit?
four
Moons of Jupiter
Jupiter's moons in fiction
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Moons of Jupiter
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There are 79 known moons of Jupiter, not counting a number of moonlets likely shed from the inner moons, and S/2003 J 24, whose orbital elements have not yet been published.[1][2][3]
Moons of Jupiter
The most massive of the moons are the four Galilean moons: Io; Europa; Ganymede; and Callisto, which were independently discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius and were the first objects found to orbit a body that was neither Earth nor the Sun.
Moons of Jupiter
There are 79 known moons of Jupiter, not counting a number of moonlets likely shed from the inner moons, and S/2003 J 24, whose orbital elements have not yet been published. The most massive of the moons are the four Galilean moons: Io; Europa; Ganymede; and Callisto, which were independently discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius and were the first objects found to orbit a body that was neither Earth nor the Sun.