A simplified illustration of the parallax of an object against a distant background due to a perspective shift. When viewed from Viewpoint A, the object appears to be in front of the blue square. When the viewpoint is changed to Viewpoint B, the object appears to have moved in front of the red square.
From top to bottom: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto. The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of JupiterâIo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They were discovered by Galileo Galilei around January 1610 and were the first group of objects found to orbit another planet. Their names derive from the lovers of Zeus.
Jupiterâs moons are often split into three specific groups: 1  Inner moons These are the moons which orbit closest to Jupiter and they are sometimes known as the Amalthea group. The names of the inner moons of Jupiter are Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. Galilean moons. The largest four moons of Jupiter â Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto â were discovered by Galileo in 1610 and are known as the Galilean moons. They each have a radii larger than any of the dwarf planets and they are some of the largest objects in the solar system outside of the eight planets by mass.