Re: Jupiter moons
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Jupiter moons
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 22:49:10 -0700 (MST)
Donald Eaves asks:
> What nice names were given to the moons. And have they also been given
to
> irises?
>
John Jones wrote:
> > Galileo Galilei discovered the first 4 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa
> > and Ganymede and Callisto. The four great moons of Jupiter are called
> > the Galilean satellites after their discoverer.
There are(were) certainly iris named for Europa and Ganymede (several,
actually).
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
