Lecture 39: The Moons of Jupiter

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Jupiter has its own personal solar system in miniature of 63 known moons. Most are tiny, irregular bodies that are a combination of captured asteroids and comets, but it is the 4 largest, the giant Galilean Moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, that is of greatest interest to us in this lecture. Each is a fascinating world of its own, with a unique h ... Show More

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