Listed following are some of the distinguishing geological characteristics of the moons orbiting Jupiter. Match each characteristic to the appropriate moon.

- source of ionized gas in the donut-shaped charged particle belt around jupiter

- ice covered surface with few impact craters

- hot, glowing lava visible in some photos

- heavily cratered terrain adjacent to much younger terrain

- volcanoes currently erupting

- largest moon in the solar system

- surface features provide evidence of a subsurface liquid ocean

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Amirah Arnold

Geography

13 October, 05:22

Listed following are some of the distinguishing geological characteristics of the moons orbiting Jupiter. Match each characteristic to the appropriate moon.

- source of ionized gas in the donut-shaped charged particle belt around jupiter

- ice covered surface with few impact craters

- hot, glowing lava visible in some photos

- heavily cratered terrain adjacent to much younger terrain

- volcanoes currently erupting

- largest moon in the solar system

- surface features provide evidence of a subsurface liquid ocean

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Jade Wright · Answer 1

Jupiter has at least 67 known moons. The 4 largest moons are named Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Each moon has the following characteristics:

Io

- volcanoes currently erupting

- source of ionized gas in the donut-shaped charged particle belt around jupiter

- hot, glowing lava visible in some photos

Europa

- ice covered surface with few impact craters

- surface features provide evidence of a subsurface liquid ocean

Ganymede

- largest moon in the solar system

Callisto

- heavily cratered terrain adjacent to much younger terrain