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Moons
The Moons of our Solar System
| Planet | Moon | Discoverer | Year Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Io | Galileo Galilei | 1610 |
| Jupiter | Europa | Galileo Galilei | 1610 |
| Jupiter | Ganymede | Galileo Galilei | 1610 |
| Jupiter | Callisto | Galileo Galilei | 1610 |
| Jupiter | Metis | Synnott | 1979 |
| Jupiter | Thebe | Synnott | 1979 |
| Jupiter | Adrastea | Barnard | 1892 |
| Jupiter | Amalthea | Jewitt | 1979 |
| Earth | Moon | (blank) | (blank) |
| Mars | Phobos | Hall | 1877 |
| Mars | Deimos | Hall | 1877 |
| Saturn | Mimas | Herschel | 1789 |
| Saturn | Enceladus | Herschel | 1789 |
| Saturn | Tethys | Cassini | 1684 |
| Saturn | Dione | Cassini | 1684 |
| Saturn | Rhea | Cassini | 1672 |
| Saturn | Titan | Huygen | 1655 |
| Saturn | Hyperion | Bond and Lassell | 1848 |
| Saturn | Iapetus | Cassini | 1671 |
| Uranus | Ariel | Lassell | 1851 |
| Uranus | Umbriel | Lassell | 1851 |
| Uranus | Titania | Herschel | 1787 |
| Uranus | Oberon | Herschel | 1787 |
| Uranus | Miranda | Kuiper | 1948 |
| Neptune | Triton | Lassell | 1846 |
| Pluto | Charon | Christy | 1978 |