2. 79 Moons in Jupiter’s Orbit
Found Year: 1610
It Was Discovered by Galileo Galilei
Location: The region surrounding Jupiter
Around Jupiter, the gas planet, there are currently 53 moons that have been given official names; the remaining 16 moons remain nameless and are awaiting naming. In the years after 1999, 61 moons have been found, despite the fact that Galileo Galilei was the first person to ever notice and examine the first four moons.
There Are 79 Moons Around Jupiter ©Mirai/Shutterstock
For instance, measurements of Galileo Galilei’s four initially identified moons—Europe, Callisto, Io, and Ganymede—show that they are significantly larger than the Earth’s moon, while the remaining 74 moons seem to be significantly smaller.
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