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| Subject | is a kind of | is an instance of | has mean density | has diameter | has synonym | has inclination | has definition | has eccentricity | has orbital period 3.55 day |
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| Galilean satellite | natural satellite | The largest satellites of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. All are locked in synchronous rotation with Jupiter. | |||||||
| Europa | Galilean satellite | 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 |
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