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Details Title: Jupiter and the Galilean moons Description: Info on Jupiter's moons (from the Lab) Total Flash Cards: 7 Created: 01/06/2007 15:12:28	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term -What are Jupiter's Galilean moons? -What are their characteristics? Definition Io: active volcanoes Europa: ... Ganymede: largest moon Callisto: most heavily cratered Term Which moon has the shortest distance to complete one orbit? Definition Io Term Which moon has the longest distance to complete one orbit? Definition Callisto Term Which moon orbits Jupiter in the least amount of time? Definition Io Term Which moon orbits Jupiter in the most amount of time? Definition Callisto Term When viewed from a position above Jupiter's north pole, do the Galilean moons appear to move in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction? Definition clockwise Term Whem viewed from a position above the north pole of earth, does the moon appear to move in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction? Definition Counterclockwise