Callisto

American  

[kuh-lis-toh] / kəˈlɪs toʊ /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. Also Kallisto a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.

2. Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

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Callisto ¹ British  

/ kəˈlɪstəʊ /

noun

1. Greek myth a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major

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Callisto ² British  

/ kəˈlɪstəʊ /

noun

1. the second largest (but faintest) of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo. Approximate diameter: 4800 km; orbital radius: 1 883 000 km See also Galilean satellite

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Callisto Scientific  

/ kə-lĭs′tō /

1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the eighth in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest planetary satellite.

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Iason Bantios, spokesperson for the Callisto wildlife group, said animal damage to crops and livestock "is a longstanding issue".

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Before the collision, Proto-Titan may have resembled Jupiter's moon Callisto, heavily cratered and lacking an atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

Those moons are Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

For distant Callisto, consigned to the outskirts of the Jovian system, Jupiter’s shining youth would have had no effect.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 24, 2023

Voyager approaches Jupiter with the moons Io and Callisto in foreground.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan