Calisto

Jupiter's second largest

Calisto is one of Jupiter's four largest moons, discovered by Galileo in 1610.

It's the third-largest moon in the solar system, heavily cratered and geologically inactive.

The name comes from a nymph in Greek mythology whom Zeus seduced and Hera transformed into a bear.

Also spelled Callisto, which is the more common form.

mythology

nymph

Nature spirit or larva

huntress · Arcadia · transformation · bear · constellation · Hera · jealousy · metamorphosis · Ovid · virginity

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Elizabethan dramatist and poet

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Baroque

Ornate artistic period

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geological activity

CalistoIo

Jupiter's volcanic satellite

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