39 Moons for Jupiter
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Astronomer David Jewitt and grad student Scott Shepard have discovered 11 more Jovian moons. 11!
Astronomers discover 11 new moons orbiting Jupiter
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“The technology is improving now to the point that the number of moons in the solar system has doubled because of the new technology,” said Donald Yeomans, senior research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2002.05.18 (Sat) • 10:42
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Posted by Lu 2002.10.12, 14:32
Have the 11 new planets been named? If so, please name them on the website.
Posted by amanda 2003.12.06, 06:17
form: starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/ questions/question51.html -
By the way, the recently proposed new moon names are: Themisto, Iocaste, Harpalyke, Praxidike, Taygete, Chaldene, Kalyke, Callirrhoe, Megaclite, Isonoe, and Erinsome.
Posted by monnica 2007.04.26, 06:24
well iam doing a great big report on Jupiter and i nedd some facts about the moons so all togther i thought there was only 39 moons hw many is there now and do you know there names if so can you email them to me or put them on the site thanks love you for real i am out bye
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