In 1610 Galileo pointed his newly invented telescope at Jupiter. He discovered four new worlds orbiting Jupiter. They are now known as Jupiter’s Galilean moons. In order of their distance from Jupiter, these moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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Article for few “freaks” who should look beginning to learn about astronomy or maybe even becoming a student of astronomy
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