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The Largest Moons

Moon Length of Year = Earth Length of Day = 27 days

Temperature = 266 to -292 degrees Fahrenheit

No atmosphere Water? = hopefully

Composition = heavy elements

Distance From Earth = 238,900 miles Earth Mass = .0123 Diameter = .272 Tilt = 6.68

Callisto Length of Year = Jupiter Length of Day = 16.69 days

No atmosphere Water = frozen, possibly liquid

Temperature = -205 degrees Fahrenheit

Composition = ice/rock core, ice crust, and possible liquid water layer

Distance From Jupiter = 1,170,096 miles Earth Mass = .01807 Diameter = .376 Tilt = .281

Ganymede Length of Year = Jupiter Length of Day = 7.15 days

Atmosphere = slight ozone layer Water = frozen and liquid

Temperature = -171 degrees Fahrenheit

Composition = ice/rock core, ice crust, and liquid water layer

Distance From Jupiter = 664,898 miles Earth Mass = .0247 Diameter = .413 Tilt = .195

Europa Length of Year = Jupiter Length of Day = 3.55 days

Atmosphere = slight oxygen Water = frozen and liquid

Temperature = -230 degrees Fahrenheit

Composition = ice/rock core, ice crust, and liquid water layer

Distance From Jupiter = 416,897 miles Earth Mass = .00803 Diameter = .246 Tilt = .470

Io Length of Year = Jupiter Length of Day = 1.77 days

No atmosphere (sulfur) Water = None

Temperature = -143 degrees Fahrenheit

Composition = heavy elements

Distance From Jupiter = 261,982 miles Earth Mass = .0149 Diameter = .285 Tilt = .040

Titan Length of Year = Saturn Length of Day = 15.95 days

Atmosphere = Nitrogen & Methane Water = solid, possibly liquid (Ethane rivers and lakes?)

Temperature = -291 degrees Fahrenheit

Composition = heavy elements, ice

Distance From Saturn = 759,258 miles Earth Mass = .0226 Diameter = .4037 Tilt = .33

Triton Length of Year = Neptune Length of Day = 5.87 days

Atmosphere = Nitrogen & Methane Water = frozen

Temperature = -391 degrees Fahrenheit

Composition = heavy elements, water, Nitrogen frost, methane, carbon dioxide, & carbon monoxide

Distance From Neptune = 220,473 miles Earth Mass = .00358 Diameter = .212 Tilt = 157.35