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Moons of Jupiter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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List of islands in the Baltic Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of islands in the Baltic Sea. •Gotland (2,994 km², belonging to Sweden) •Saaremaa (2,673 km², belonging to Estonia) •Öland (1,342 km², belonging to Sweden) •Lolland (1,243 km², belongin...
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Question No. 13459 : What are the names of the known satellites of Jupiter? ... Question Asked By: ... Age Group: 6 to 12...
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SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) ... Title: The Satellites of Jupiter; Authors: Nicholson, S. B. Journal: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 51, No. 300, p.85; Bibliographic Code: 1939PASP...51...85N;
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The greatly increased discovery rate of satellites has made it necessary to extend the existing name categories for the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn whose names are drawn from the Greco-Roman mythology.
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As of January 2008, Jupiter has 49 official (named) satellites. ... There are 14 additional moons which have been proposed for Jupiter based on observations. However, they have not yet been confirmed nor named.
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Herschel's son, John Frederick William, suggested in 1847 that Saturn's satellites be given individual names of mythological figures associated with Saturn after the suggestion made by Marius for Jupiter's satellites.
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