Jupiter's four largest moons are shown to scale next to the giant planet's Great Red Spot, a storm system that is wider than Earth, in this composite image. From left, the moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Jupiter is the center of a mini-solar system, with its own entourage of moons, a system of rings, and an internal heat source. [NASA/JPL]
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