CALLISTO IS A MOON OF THE PLANET JUPITER. IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1610 BY GALILEO GALILEI. IT IS THE THIRD-LARGEST MOON IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE JOVIAN SYSTEM, AFTER GANYMEDE.
SIZE: AT 3,000 MILES (4,800 KM) IN DIAMETER, CASTILLO IS ROUGHLY THE SAME SIZE AS MERCURY. IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST MOON IN THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT HAS THE LOWEST DENSITY OF THE FOUR GALILEAN MOONS.CALLISTO
THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE HEAVILY CRATERED SURFACE OF CALLISTO. IT WAS TAKEN 7 JULY 1979 BY VOYAGER 2. AN ENORMOUS IMPACT BASIN WITH CONCENTRIC RINGS IS LOCATED NEAR THE TOP AND SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTER.
The callisto moon roman god zues the god of jupiter
Roman god Jupiter) and became pregnant she was banished by Artemis. Zeus changed Callisto into a bear to protect her from his wife Hera's jealousy. Later, Zeus placed Callisto and their son in the sky, and mother and son became Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (Great Bear and Little Bear).
The callisto moon was named after the fith god gilieo