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Author: Bill Tillery, Stephanie J. Slater, Timothy F. Slater
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Chapter 15, Problem 12AC
Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io are
a. Galilean moons.
b. volcanoes on Jupiter.
c. red spots.
d. comets that struck Jupiter.
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