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The Galilean Moons "أقمار المشتري"

Description
Jupiter
Banded appearance
Multicolored
Bands are aligned parallel to Jupiter’s equator
Generated by wind systems
Great Red Spot
In planet’s southern hemisphere
Counterclockwise rotating cyclonic storm

Jupiter
Structure
Surface thought to be a gigantic ocean of liquid hydrogen
Halfway into the interior, pressure causes liquid hydrogen to turn into liquid metallic hydrogen
Rocky and metallic material probably exists in a central core

Jupiter
Moons
At least 28 moons
Four largest moons
Discovered by Galileo – called Galilean satellites
Each has its own character
Callisto – outermost Galilean moon
Europa – smallest Galilean moon
Ganymede – largest Jovian satellite
Io – innermost Galilean moon and is also volcanically active
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