Text Version of the Fact Table Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet Index of Planetary Fact Sheets
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Information on Jupiter's satellites and comparison with other selected solar system bodies.
| CALLISTO | GANYMEDE | EUROPA | IO | MOON | MERCURY | PLUTO | TITAN | TRITON | CERES | EARTH | ||
| Diameter (km) | 4821 | 5262 | 3122 | 3643 | 3475 | 4879 | 2374 | 5150 | 2705 | 950 | 12,756 | |
| Diameter (Earth=1) | 0.378 | 0.413 | 0.245 | 0.286 | 0.272 | 0.382 | 0.186 | 0.404 | 0.212 | 0.074 | 1.000 | |
| Mass (1021kg) | 107.6 | 148.2 | 48.0 | 89.3 | 73.5 | 330.2 | 13.0 | 134.6 | 21.5 | 0.94 | 5970 | |
| Density (kg/m3) | 1830 | 1940 | 3010 | 3530 | 3340 | 5427 | 1860 | 1881 | 2050 | 2600 | 5515 | |
| Gravity (m/s2) | 1.24 | 1.43 | 1.31 | 1.80 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.62 | 1.35 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 9.8 | |
| Escape Velocity (km/s) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.2 | |
| Rotation Period (hours) | 400.5 | 171.7 | 85.2 | 42.5 | 655.7 | 1407.6 | -153.3 | 382.7 | -141.0 | 9.1 | 23.9 | |
| Orbital Distance (103 km) | 1883 | 1070 | 671 | 422 | 384 | 57,900 | 5,906,000 | 1222 | 355 | 414,000 | 149,600 | |
| Periapse (103 km) | 1870 | 1068 | 664 | 420 | 363 | 46,000 | 4,437,000 | 1186 | 355 | 381,000 | 147,100 | |
| Apoapse (103 km) | 1896 | 1072 | 678 | 424 | 406 | 69,800 | 7,376,000 | 1258 | 355 | 447,000 | 152,100 | |
| Orbital Period (days) | 16.7 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 88.0 | 90,560 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 1680 | 365.2 | |
| Orbital Velocity (km/s) | 8.2 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 17.3 | 1.0 | 47.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 17.9 | 29.8 | |
| Orbital Inclination (degrees) | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.04 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 17.2 | 0.33 | 157.3 | 10.6 | 0.0 | |
| Orbital Eccentricity | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.055 | 0.205 | 0.249 | 0.029 | 0.000 | 0.079 | 0.017 | |
| Mean Temperature (C) | -155 | -160 | -170 | -155 | -20 | 167 | -225 | -180 | -215 | -105 | 15 | |
| Global Magnetic Field? | No | Yes | No | Possible | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | |
| CALLISTO | GANYMEDE | EUROPA | IO | MOON | MERCURY | PLUTO | TITAN | TRITON | CERES | EARTH |
Text Version of the Fact Table
Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet
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