Name That Moon

Photo courtesy of NASA and the NSSDC

Jupiter has 63 moons. The NASA web site has a list of the names.

The moons were named after the Roman god Jupiter's lovers, children and godchildren. Click on a name to see the lover or descendant's relationship to Jupiter, or go directly to the USGS Astrogeology site.

Notice that from the 50th moon on, the moons have catalog numbers. Those moons will eventually have proper names. Apparently Jupiter had no shortage of lovers.

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Naming convention explained