Galilean Moons
By Ajith Mathew
Four Moons
There are four galilean moons that orbit Jupiter Ganymede, Callisto,Europa,lo. Galilean moons are the only moon that has a magnetosphere.
Ganymede
Ganymede in diameter is 5262 kilometers Ganymede is also the largest Galilean moon that orbits Jupiter it takes 172 hours.
Callisto
Callisto
Callisto orbits jupiter Orbit takes about 17 days it gravity is 1.236m/s2 Callisto diameter is 4806 Kilometer
Europa
Europa orbits the Jupiter, it orbital period is 85 hours. It is the smallest of its moons it has a mass of 1.315m/s2.
Europa orbits juipiter orrbit period is 85 hours gravity is 1.315m/s2 it diameter is 3138 kilometers
Lo
lo is the fourth largest moon in the solar system with a diameter of 3,642 kilometer its orbital time is 42 hours.