Callisto
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. Also Kallisto a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
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Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
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By adding a grain transport component, the researchers could trace the journeys of icy particles and reconstruct the physical and chemical history of the material that formed Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and Io.
From Science Daily
Scientists have long theorized that Jupiter's four large moons -- Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto -- originated from a similar disk surrounding the young planet billions of years ago.
From Science Daily
Slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io is the innermost of Jupiter's Galilean moons, which in addition to Io include Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
From Science Daily
Those moons are Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system.
From Seattle Times
Its targets include Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system.
From Seattle Times
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