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Jupiter Probably Has 600 Small, Irregular Moons – Universe Today
A new study pegs the number of small irregular moons orbiting Jupiter at about 600. But is it right to really call all of these small objects moons?
The better our technologies get, the better we get at finding objects in space. That’s certainly true of Jupiter and its moons. Prior to Galileo, nobody knew the other planets had moons. Then in 1609/10, as he made improvements to his telescope, he aimed it at the gas giant and eventually found four moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Now those four natural satellites also bear his name: the Galilean moons.
Over the centuries since then, and especially in our digital age, astronomical t…
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