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How many moons does Jupiter have?

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Jupiter has 66 known moons, and more are discovered with every space probe we send there. It is likely that there are more not yet identified. The most recent are extremely small. As with the icy moonlets in Saturn's rings, there are millions of small objects orbiting the planet, some as part of Jupiter's own rings.

See related question for the names of Jupiter's Moons.

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