the galilean moons

the largest moons of jupiter

are not that hard to see:

ganymede is bigger than

the planet mercury;

io is a fiery place

with hundreds of volcanoes;

castillo sports a pitted face

with huge, primeval craters;

europa has deep waters where

new life-forms might abound–

yes, i love to watch these worlds

go dancing ’round and ’round.

–photo by me

2 thoughts on “the galilean moons”

  1. I love that the Galilean moons are bright enough to see with our naked caveman eyes but we couldn’t for our whole existence because of Jupiter’s glare. Then we invented telescopes…

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