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In honour of their discoverer, Jupiter’s four largest moons—Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto—are collectively given what title?

In honour of their discoverer, Jupiter’s four largest moons—Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto—are collectively given what title? Correct Answer Galilean satellites

The first objects in the solar system discovered by means of a telescope were the four brightest satellites of Jupiter. Galileo, who first observed them in 1610, proposed that the satellites be named the Medicean stars in honour of his patron, Cosimo II de’ Medici, but they soon came to be known as the Galilean satellites in honour of their discoverer. In order of increasing distance from the planet, these satellites are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, all referring to legendary figures closely associated with Jupiter (Zeus) in Greek mythology.

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