Jovian Moons

There are 48 known moons of Jupiter. This gives Jupiter the largest number of moons with reasonably stable orbits of any planet in the Solar System. The most massive of the moons are the four Galilean moons, which were independently discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius and were the first objects found to orbit a body that was neither Earth nor the Sun. From the end of the 19th century, dozens of much smaller Jovian moons have been discovered and have received the names of lovers or daughters of the Roman god Jupiter or his Greek equivalent Zeus. 
== Jovian Moons ==
# 	Moon	Name 	Diameter	Radius 	Disovered 	Discoverer(s)
1 	 	Europa 	4,323 	1,561 km	January 8, 1610 	Galileo Galilei
Simon Marius
2 	 	Ganymede 	6,487 	2,634 km	January 7, 1610 	Galileo Galilei
3 	 	Io 	4,399 	1,822 km	January 8, 1610 	Galileo Galilei
4 	 	Callisto 	4,821 km	2,410 km	January 7, 1610 	Galileo Galilei
5 	 	Herse 	2 km 	1 km 	February 8, 2003 	Brett Gladman
John Kavelaars
6 	 	Megaclite 	5.4 km 	2.7 km 	November 25, 2000 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez
7 	 	Kale 	2 km 	1 km 	December 9, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
8 	 	Lysithea 	36 km 	18 km 	July 6, 1938 	Seth Barnes Nicholson
9 	 	Adrastea 	16 km 	8 km 	July 8, 1979 	David Jewitt
10	 	Themisto 	8 km 	4 km 	September 30, 1975	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Elizabeth Roemer
Charles Kowal
Yanga Fernandez
11	 	Metis 	43 km 	22 km 	March 4, 1979 	Stephen Synott
12	 	Harpalyke 	4 km 	2.2 km 	November 23, 2000 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez
13	 	Amalthea 	167 km 	84 km 	September 9, 1892 	Edward Emerson Bernanrd
14	 	Eurydome 	3 km 	1.5 km 	2001 	Scott Sheppard
15	 	Callirrhoe	8.6 km 	4.3 km 	October 6, 1999 	Timothy Spahr
James Scotti
Tom Gehrels
Robert McMillan
16	 	Arche 	3 km 	1.5 km 	2002 	Scott Sheppard
17	 	Chaldene 	3.8 km 	1.9 km 	2000 	Scott Sheppard
18	 	Autonoe 	4 km 	2 km 	December 10, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
19	 	Eukelade 	4 km 	2 km 	February 5, 2003 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
Yanga Fernandez
20	 	Kallichore	2 km 	1 km 	February 6, 2003 	Scott Sheppard
21	 	Himalia 	170 km 	85 km 	December 3, 1904 	Charles Dillon Perrine
22	 	Thebe 	99 km 	49 km 	March 5, 1979 	Stephen Synott
23	 	Elara 	86 km 	43 km 	January 5, 1905 	Charles Dillon Perrine
24	 	Ananke 	20 km 	14 km 	September 28, 1951	Seth Barnes Nicholson
25	 	Carme 	46 km 	23 km 	July 38, 1938 	Seth Barnes Nicholson
26	 	Sinope 	28 km 	19 km 	July 21, 1914 	Seth Barnes Nicholson
27	 	Leda 	20 km 	10 km 	September 11, 1974	Charles Kowal
28	 	Pasiphae 	58 km 	30 km 	January 27, 1908 	Philibert Melotte
29	 	Mneme 	2 km 	1 km 	February 9, 2003 	Scott Sheppard
30	 	Praxidike 	7 km 	3.4 km 	November 23, 2000 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez
31	 	Carpo 	3 km 	1.5 km 	February 9, 2003 	Scott Sheppard
32	 	Sponde 	2 km 	1 km 	December 9, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
33	 	Taygete 	5 km 	2.5 km 	November 25, 2000 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez
34	 	Hermippe 	4 km 	2 km 	December 9, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
35	 	Euanthe 	3 km 	1.5 km 	December 11, 2001 	Scott Sheppard
36	 	Cyllene 	2 km 	1 km 	February 9, 2003 	Scott Sheppard
37	 	Erinome 	3.2 km 	1.6 km 	November 23, 2000 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez
38	 	Atine 	3 km 	1.5 km 	2001 	Scott Sheppard
39	 	Thyone 	4 km 	2 km 	December 11, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
40	 	Pasithee 	2 km 	1 km 	December 11, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
41	 	Euporie 	2 km 	1 km 	2001 	Scott Sheppard
42	 	Isonoe 	3.8 km 	1.9 km 	November 23, 2000 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez
43	 	Hegemone 	3 km 	1.5 km 	February 8, 2003 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
Yanga Fernandez
44	 	Helike 	4 km 	2 km 	February 6, 2003 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
Yanga Fernandez
45	 	Aoede 	4 km 	2 km 	February 8, 2003 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
Yanga Fernandez
46	 	Orthosie 	2 km 	1 km 	December 11, 2001 	David Jewitt
Scott Sheppard
Jan Kleyna
47	 	Thelxinoe 	2 km 	1 km 	February 9, 2003 	Scott Sheppard
Brett Gladman
48	 	Kore 	2 km 	1 km 	February 8, 2003 	Scott Sheppard
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Category:Solar System Moons