Question

Review the table detailing the mass of Jupiter’s moons and their distance from the planet. Which of Jupiter’s moons has the greatest gravitational force with Jupiter? Io Europa Ganymede Callisto

Answer 1

The correct answer is Lo.  

The gravitational force between the two components is directly equivalent to the product of their masses and is inversely proportional to the distance separated between them. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter. It comprises 75 moons, and out of these moons, the four Galilean moons are very big in mass. These are Lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.  

Of these Galilean moons, the Lo moon is very close to Jupiter. The Ganymede moon is the largest of all the Galilean moons, but it is situated very far from Jupiter in comparison to Lo. Thus, the force of attraction between the Lo and Jupiter is very high, it exhibits the greatest gravitational force with Jupiter.