Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Io
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByGalileo Galilei
Date of Discovery1610
Average Distance from Jupiter422,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius1830 x 1818.7 x 1815.3 km (metric)
Mass89,316,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)1.769137786 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.004
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic0.04°
Atmospheric ConstituentsSulfur dioxide
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