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Compare and contrast Jupiter’s Galilean satellites.

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Jupiter is the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 miles (142,796 km), a mean distance from the sun of 483.6 million miles (778.3 million km), a period or revolution of 11.86 years, and at least 14 moons. It is the largest planet in the solar systems.

Jupiter are at least 80 Galilean moons.

The most known ones are Ganymede, Calisto, Io, and Europa.

Name of Moon Diameter Distance from Earth

Ganymede 3, 273.5 542.44M

Calisto 2,995.4 542.44M

Io 2,263.8 542.44M

Europa 1,939.7 542.44M

Io-no craters/active volcanoes/no h2o or ice

Europa-no craters/icy w/cracks/geologic activity

Ganymede-icy surface/more craters

Callisto-heavily craters(ice) closer to Jupiter =more geological activity

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