Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Callisto
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByGalileo Galilei
Date of Discovery1610
Average Distance from Jupiter1,883,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius2,403 km (metric)
Mass107,593,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)16.6890184 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.007
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic0.51°
Atmospheric ConstituentsCarbon dioxide
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