Jupiter's Moons

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How many confirmed moons does Jupiter have?

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67

Front

In what year did Galileo discover moons orbiting Jupiter?

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1610

Front

How many of Jupiter's moons are referred to as "Galilean moons"?

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four

Front

The biggest of Jupiter's moons is _____

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Ganymede

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Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system, is even bigger than the planet _____

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Mercury

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Ganymede is mostly rock and ice, but it probably has a liquid _____ core

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iron

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Ganymede is crisscrossed with large _____

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grooves

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The second biggest of Jupiter's moons is _____

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Callisto

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The surface of Callisto is mostly _____

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ice

Front

How does Io, Jupiter's third biggest moon, compare in size to our own moon?

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Io is slightly bigger.