THE 149 MOONS OF

JUPITER
PLANETS (IN SIZE ORDER)
NO. OF MOONS
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM 53

How do all of the moons in the Solar System compare to

one another? Find out in this guide to every single
confirmed natural satellite

MOON RADIUS
CL ASSIFICATION
> 1,000km
101–1,000km
11–100km
< 10km

N E SO
NEPTUNE
2 6 .6 7 Y RS

FE RD INAN D
U R A N US
7. 9 1 Y RS

S T E PH A N O
U R A N US
1 . 8 5 Y RS

0KM
50,00
N E RE I D
T
FAST EST < O RBITAL SPE E D > S LOW EST

NEPTUNE
IAPE T US 1 1 . 8 4 MTHS
SAT U RN
2 .6 1 MTHS
Metis 21.5km (radius)
TH E M O O N Adrastea 8.2km
E A RT H
TITAN 3 . 9 0 WE E KS
Amalthea 83.45km
SAT U RN
2 . 2 8 WE E KS 49.3km
Thebe
GANYMEDE
J U PIT E R
1 .02 WE E KS
TRITO N
NEPTUNE
0KM
5 . 8 8 DAYS ,00
250

A RIE L
U R A N US
2 . 5 2 DAYS 6k
m
21.
1,8
M E TH O N E Io
SAT U RN
2 4 . 2 4 H RS

CO RD E LIA PAN
U R A N US SAT U RN
M E TIS 8 .0 4 H RS
1 3 . 8 0 H RS
J U PIT E R km
.8
7.0 8 H RS KM 50
00 1 ,5
PH O BOS 0,0
M A RS 50
pa
NAIAD 7.6 5 H RS D IS TA N C E F RO M PL A N E T ro
(N OT TO S CA L E ) Eu
NEPTUNE
km

7. 10 H RS
31.2

km
10.3
2,6

Orbital periods
2,4

4km
de
me

to

A year is defined as the time taken to orbit a host body, while a day is
ny

llis
Ga

Ca

the time taken for the orbiting body to complete a rotation. Generally,
KM
Themisto

the further a moon is from a planet the longer it will take to orbit it. 00
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However, it also depends on the mass of the planet. Here we compare 00
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the time taken for various moons to orbit their host planet and their
distance from that planet. All times are given in Earth time scales.
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KM

lyd
Aegaeon
Janus
Epimetheus
Atlas
Daphnis
Pan

Pandora
Prometheus

Enceladus
Pallene
Anthe
Methone
Mimas

Po eu
Tethys
Telesto
Calypso

Dione
Helene
ces
SATURN

53

Rh
ea
1.6km
2.5km
3.8km

0.3km

0.9km
15.1km

533km
58.1km
43.1km
40.7km
89.5km

10.7km
12.4km

561.7k
252.1km

1.3km
198.2km

17.6km
m

764
Leda 10km

.3k
Himalia 85km

m
14.1km (radius)
Lysithea 18km Hy
Elara 43km pe Tit
rio an
n
Iap
et 2
us
13 ,57
5k 4.7
73 m km
5.6
km
Dia 2km

Desdemona
Cressida

Juliet
Ophelia

Mab
Puck
Perdita
Belinda
Cupid
Rosalind
Portia
Bianca

15km
81km
18km
32km

24km
36km
15

67.6km
25.7km
21.4km

39.8km

46.8km

40.3km
,00
0,0
00
KM
Jupiter LII

Mira
1km

Cordelia
Mneme

Arie

Um
1km

nda
l
Euanthe Kiviuq

Tit
1.5km 8km URANUS
27

brie
l

Ob
Helike Ijiraq

ani
2km 6km

e
a
Harpalyke 2.2km

ron
Praxidike 3.4km

235.8
578.9
Orthosie 1km

584

78
km
km
Thelxinoe 1km Phoebe 106.5km

76
1
8.9
.7km
Thyone 2km

.4k
20km (radius)

km
Iocaste

m
2.6km
Ananke 14km
Hermippe 2km Fra
Carpo 1.5km nc
isc
o
Ca 11k
liba
Ste n m
pha
Trin no 36k
culo
Paaliaq 11km 16k m
m
9km
Skathi 4km

Bebhionn
Despina
Galatea
Thalassa

Larissa
Naiad

Proteus

3km
Trito
n

Euporie 1km Pasithee 1km Albiorix 16km Erriapus 5km

NEPTUNE
13

Eurydome 1.5km Skoll 3km

20,0 Chaldene 1.9km Siarnaq 20km
00, Isonoe 1.9km Tarqeq 3km Sycorax 75km
135
41km
75km

000 Kallichore
97km

Tarvos
88km

1km 7.5km
210km

KM
Erinome 1.6km Hyrrokkin 3km
3.4k

Kale Griep 3km

m

1km
Jupiter LI Mundilfari 3.5km
2km
33km (radius)

Aitne Bergelmir 3km

1.5km Ne
Eukelade Jarnsaxa 3km
rei
d
2km Margaret 10km
Arche 1.5km Narvi 3.5km 170
Suttungr 3.5km km
Taygete 2.5km
Hati
The

Carme 3km
23km
Mo

Herse 1km Bestla

1

3.5km
on

Kalyke 2.6km Farbauti Prospero 25km EARTH

2.5km
Hegemone 1.5km Thrymr 3.5km
Pasiphaë 30km Aegir 3km
Kari Setebos 24km
Cyllene 3km
1,7

1km
3

Sponde Fenrir 2km

1km
7.5
0

Surtur 3km VENUS

Megaclite 2.7km
km

Sinope 19km
(ra

Aoede 2km Loge 3km

diu

Halimede 31km
Deimos
Phobos

s)

Ymir 9km 10km

Ferdinand
2

Autonoe 2km MARS

25,000,00 Callirrhoe 4.3km
0KM Kore 1km
6.2km
0

Sao 22km
MERCURY
Fornjot 3km
Laomedeia 21km
11.1km (radius)
I
P
A
F LA
N
D RO N
CE

48,000,000KM Psamanthe 20km

ST M ET

Neso 30km