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Jupiter and its moons

News Nibbles Edition 1 · Sunday 11 October 2026· Page 4 of the paper

Jupiter and its moons

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Jupiter has more than 90 moons. These are the four biggest. Io is yellow and orange, with volcanoes. Europa is white ice with brown cracks. Ganymede is the biggest moon of all. Callisto is dark and covered in craters.

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Did you know?Europa may have a huge salty ocean hiding under its ice.
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