Description
Overview:
Io is a moon that revolves around the planet Jupiter. This moon maintains a mean distance from Jupiter of 421,600 km. It takes this moon 1.77 days to orbit its planet.
Details:
Io is a relatively large moon with a diameter of 3630 km. Io has an eccentricity of 0.041 and an orbital inclination of 0.04 degrees.
Discovery:
This satellite was discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
