Who discovered Jupiter?
1 Answer
Dec 22, 2015
No one person discovered Jupiter.
Explanation:
Jupiter is clearly visible with the naked eye and it is the 4th brightest object after the Sun, the Moon and Venus.
As a result, Jupiter has been known since ancient times. It will have had many names in the past. The name Jupiter comes from the roman king of the gods.
Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto in 1609 and 1610.
