Galilean moons

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1. Galilean moons - Noun

2. Galilean moons - Proper noun

Meaning

Galilean moons

plural of Galilean moon

Galilean moons

The four and by far largest moons of Jupiter, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, discovered by Galileo Galilei.

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Aboard JUICE, UVS will get close-up views of the Galilean moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, all thought to host liquid water beneath their icy surfaces. Source: Internet

After flybys of all three icy Galilean moons, the probe is planned to enter orbit around Ganymede. Source: Internet

Determining longitude reasonably accurately on land was, by the 16th century, possible by a well established method using the Galilean moons of Jupiter as an astronomical 'clock'. Source: Internet

For the next three centuries, astronomers referred to the Galilean moons as (from closest to farthest) Jupiter I, Jupiter II, etc. Source: Internet

Orbit and rotation Callisto (bottom left), Jupiter (top right) and Europa (below and left of Jupiter's Great Red Spot ) as viewed by Cassini–Huygens Callisto is the outermost of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Source: Internet

It was Laplace who found the first answers explaining the remarkable dance of the Galilean moons (see below). Source: Internet

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