Jupiter, the fifth planet from our Sun and the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined, has 79 moons including 12 new discovered moons.
On Jul. 17, 2018, scientists announced they had discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter. That raised Jupiter’s total number of moons to 79—the most of any planet in the solar system. Fifty-three of the moons are confirmed and named; the other 26 are awaiting official confirmation of discovery before they are named.
Jupiter's four largest moons—Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto—were first observed by the astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610 using an early version of the telescope. These four moons are known today as the Galilean satellites, and they're some of the most fascinating destinations in our solar system.
Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.
Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system (even bigger than the planet Mercury).
Callisto’s very few small craters indicate a small degree of current surface activity.
A liquid-water ocean with the ingredients for life may lie beneath the frozen crust of Europa, making it a tempting place to explore.
Some facts about Jupiter
One Day on Jupiter is about 10 hrs (9.92496 Hours). The shortest day in solar system.Jupiter takes nearly 12 earth year (4,333 Earth days) to complete one orbit around Sun.
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system with radius 43,440.7 miles (69,911 kilometers) which 11 times wider than earth
It is nearly 484 million miles (778 million kilometers), away from the Sun. For this distance, Sunlight takes 43 minutes to travel from the Sun to Jupiter.
It has the largest ocean in the solar system—an ocean made of hydrogen instead of water. This is due to the great pressure that squeezed off the hydrogen atoms.
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