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| Callisto | 16.7 days | 156 K | | | | 5050 km | J IV | | | 0.15 | A Galilean satellite of Jupiter. It has the lowest density, lowest albedo, and highest temperature of any of the four main satellites of Jupiter. | 1.7 g cm-3 | | | e = 0.0075; i = 0°.3 | |
| Europa | | | | 3.07 g cm-3 | | 3600 km | Jupiter II | | i = 0°.01 | | One of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter | | | e = 0.00 | | -has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press |
| Ganymede | | | 2635 km | | 7.155 days | | Jupiter III | 1.65 × 1026 g | | | The largest satellite of Jupiter. | | | e = 0.0015 | | |
| Io | | | R &asmyp; 1850 km (data from Pioneer 10) | 3.48 g (data from Pioneer 10) | | | Jupiter I | | i = 0.03 | 0.91 | The innermost Galilean satellite of Jupiter, similar in size and density to the Moon. Jupiter's decametric radiation has been linked at least partially to Io. It has the highest mean density of any of the Galilean satellites. Pioneer 10 also detected the presence of an ionosphere, and Na D emission. It also has the highest albedo in the solar system. | | 1.77 days | e = 0.01 | | |
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