Galilean satellites of Jupiter

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• Galilean satellites — noun Alternative name for the four Galilean moons of Jupiter …   Wiktionary

• Galilean satellites — Astron. the four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, discovered by Galileo in 1610. * * * …   Universalium

• Galilean satellites — Astron. the four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, discovered by Galileo in 1610 …   Useful english dictionary

• Jupiter's moons in fiction — Jupiter s extensive system of natural satellites ndash; in particular the four large Galilean moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) ndash; has been a common science fiction setting. Satellite system Some references in fiction focus on more… …   Wikipedia

• Galilean moons — Montage of Jupiter s four Galilean moons, in a composite image comparing their sizes and the size of Jupiter. From top to bottom: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto The Galilean moons are the four moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei in… …   Wikipedia

• Jupiter (planete) — Jupiter (planète) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jupiter. Jupiter …   Wikipédia en Français

• Jupiter in the fiction of Leigh Brackett — Jupiter, the fifth and largest planet of the Solar System, and its moons play a significant role in the Solar System fiction of Leigh Brackett. In Brackett s stories, Jupiter s largest moons are inhabited by a variety of exotic intelligent… …   Wikipedia

• Jupiter — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Jupiter (disambiguation). Jupiter   …   Wikipedia

• Jupiter — /jooh pi teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Cf. Zeus. 2. Astron. the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 mi. (142,796 km), a mean …   Universalium

• Jupiter (planète) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jupiter. Jupiter …   Wikipédia en Français

• Galilean — I noun 1. an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) • Syn: ↑Galilaean • Derivationally related forms: ↑Galilaean (for: ↑Galilaean) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary