Q. Which of the following moons are the moons of Jupiter?
Europa
Iapetus
Titan
Callisto
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Answer:
Only 1 & 4
Notes:
Europa, or Jupiter II is the natural satellite of Jupiter. It is the smallest and second nearest of the four large moons (Galilean satellites) orbiting the planet. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System.
Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere, and is the only known object in space other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.
Callisto, or Jupiter IV, is the second-largest moon of Jupiter, after Ganymede. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede and Saturn's largest moon Titan. It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei.
Iapetus is the third-largest natural satellite of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System.