Jupiter's natural satellites
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Jupiter has 63 known natural satellites.
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[edit] List of moons orbiting Jupiter
- Metis
- Adrastea
- Amalthea
- Thebe
- Io
- Europa
- Ganymede
- Callisto
- Themisto
- Leda
- Himalia
- Lysithea
- Elara
- S/2000 J 11
- Carpo
- S/2003 J 12
- Euporie
- S/2003 J 3
- S/2003 J 18
- Thelxinoe
- Euanthe
- Helike
- Orthosie
- Iocaste
- S/2003 J 16
- Praxidike
- Harpalyke
- Mneme
- Hermippe
- Ananke
- S/2003 J 17
- Aitne
- Kale
- Taygete
- S/2003 J 19
- Chaldene
- Erinome
- S/2003 J 15
- S/2003 J 10
- S/2003 J 23
- Aoede
- Kallichore
- Kalyke
- Carme
There is more, please add to this list from Wikipedia.
[edit] See also
- Saturn's natural satellites
- Uranus' natural satellites
- Neptune's natural satellites
- Pluto's natural satellites
- Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites
- Naming of natural satellites
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt An abundant population of small irregular satellites around Jupiter, Nature, 423 (May 2003), pp.261-263 Full text(pdf).
- Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Carolyn Porco Jupiter's outer satellites and Trojans, In: Jupiter. The planet, satellites and magnetosphere. Edited by Fran Bagenal, Timothy E. Dowling, William B. McKinnon. Cambridge planetary science, Vol. 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81808-7, 2004, p. 263 - 280. Full text(pdf).
