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    14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter: A 15-Minute Book, Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter: A 15-Minute Book, Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter: A 15-Minute Book, Educational Version
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    14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter: A 15-Minute Book, Educational Version

    By Jeannie Meekins

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    On January 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei turned his newly developed telescope to Jupiter. He discovered four objects orbiting the giant planet. It took him another night’s observations to clearly distinguish between two of them.
    He called them “The Medicean planets”, after the Medici family (who ruled Italy at the time), and gave them numbers.
    German astronomer Simon Marius also claimed to have seen these objects at about the same time. He never published any documentation, and the credit was given to Galileo.
    It was nearly 250 years later before they were given names.
    They are now known as the Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. They were created at the same time as Jupiter and contain 99.999 percent of all the mass in orbit around Jupiter.

    How much do you know about these moons?
    What would Ganymede be called if it did not orbit Jupiter?
    What is the most volcanic place in our solar system?
    Why does Europa have spots?
    Which moon is a good candidate for containing life?

    Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
    Ages 8 and up.
    All measurements in American and metric.
    Educational Versions Include exercises designed to meet Common Core Standards.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateJan 26, 2014
    ISBN9781310876974
    14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter: A 15-Minute Book, Educational Version
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    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

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      14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter - Jeannie Meekins

      14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

      THE GALILEAN MOONS OF JUPITER

      By Jeannie Meekins

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

      Editor: Richard Martin

      All pictures by NASA unless otherwise noted

      Smashwords Edition

      Text (c) Copyright 2013 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.

      Published by LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      14 Fun Facts About the Galilean Moons of Jupiter / Jeannie Meekins

      Summary: A brief look at some fun facts about the Galilean Moons of Jupiter.

      1. Space. Juvenile Literature. 2. Jupiter's Moons. Juvenile Literature.

      Words: 2882

      Reading Level: 7.8

      Ages 8 and up.

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      14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

      THE GALILEAN MOONS OF JUPITER

      On January 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei turned his newly developed telescope to Jupiter. He discovered four objects orbiting the giant planet. It took him another night’s observations to clearly distinguish between two of them.

      He called them The Medicean planets, after the Medici family (who ruled Italy at the time), and gave them numbers.

      German astronomer Simon Marius also claimed to have seen these objects at about the same time. He never published any documentation, and the credit was given to Galileo.

      It was nearly 250 years later before they were given names.

      They are now known as the Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. They were created at the same time as Jupiter and contain 99.999 percent of all the mass in orbit around

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