How many moons does Jupiter have?

1. INTRODUCTION

#Question: How many moons does Jupiter have?

Below you will find an alphabetical list of all Jupiter’s moons according to the Official NASA website and Wikipedia (updated to 2018).

I hope this will help you answer your questions, fuel your curiosity, or complete your homework/research.

2. JUPITER’S MOONS (79)

1. Adrastea
2. Aitne
3. Amalthea
4. Ananke
5. Aoede
6. Arche
7. Autonoe
8. Callirrhoe
9. Callisto
10. Carme
11. Carpo
12. Chaldene
13. Cyllene
14. Dia
15. Elara
16. Erinome
17. Euanthe
18. Eukelade
19. Euporie
20. Europa
21. Eurydome
22. Ganymede
23. Harpalyke
24. Hegemone
25. Helike
26. Hermippe
27. Herse
28. Himalia
29. Io
30. Iocaste
31. Isonoe
32. Kale
33. Kallichore
34. Kalyke
35. Kore
36. Leda
37. Lysithea
38. Megaclite
39. Metis
40. Mneme
41. Orthosie
42. Pasiphaë
43. Pasithee
44. Praxidike
45. Sinope
46. Sponde
47. Taygete
48. Thebe
49. Thelxinoe
50. Themisto
51. Thyone
52. No reference
53. No reference
54. Not named yet
55. Not named yet
56. Not named yet
57. Not named yet
58. Not named yet
59. Not named yet
60. Not named yet
61. Not named yet
62. Not named yet
63. Not named yet
64. Not named yet
65. Not named yet
66. Not named yet
67. Not named yet
68. Not named yet
69. Not named yet
70. Not named yet
71. Not named yet
72. Not named yet
73. Not named yet

The four biggest Jupiter’s moons (The “Galilean moons“, named after their discoverer: Galileo Galilei). From left to right: Io, Europe, Ganymede and Calisto.

3. MORE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES

• NASA (2018). Nasa Science > Solar System Exploration > Moons > Jupiter. Avaliable [HERE].
• Wikipedia (2018). List of Jupiter’s moons. Avaliable [HERE].
• NASA (2000). Image of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on December 7. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons. Avaliable [HERE].
• NASA (1998). Image of the main four Jupiter’s moons. Avaliable [HERE].