Solar System Moon Quest Trivia Quiz

Answer: Neptune

Larissa was first observed by the space probe Voyager 2 in 1989. The moon is very close to the planet and has a diameter of about 190 kilometres. In Greek myth Larissa was a nymph from Thessaly and was a lover of Poseidon with whom she had three sons.

Answer: Jupiter

Leda was first observed in 1974 by American astronomer Charles Cowal. Leda belongs to a group of five satellites called the Himalia group. According to Greek mythology Leda was a queen in Sparta where she was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan resulting in the birth of Castor, Pollux, Helen and Clytemnestra.

Answer: Jupiter

Sinope was first observed in 1914 by American astronomer Seth Barnes Nicholson and until the discovery of Megaclite in 2000 was considered as the most distant moon of Jupiter. According to Greek myth Sinope was a water nymph of a mountain spring in the Greek settlement with the same name that lies on the coast of the Black Sea.

Answer: Saturn

Calypso was first observed by D. Pascu, P.K. Seidelmann, W. Baum, and D. Currie in 1980. Calypso is a trailing moon (also called a Trojan) of Tethys one of the largest moons of Saturn. The name comes from the Greek myth. Calypso was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and she was the lover of Odysseus.

Answer: Saturn

Dione was first observed by Giovanni Cassini in 1684. Dione is a small ice covered moon with a cratered surface. The name comes from Greek myth. Dione was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and according to Homer she was the mother of Aphrodite.

Answer: Uranus

Ophelia was first observed by the space probe Voyager 2 in 1986. It is a small moon with a diameter of about 16 kilometres. The name was taken from Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" Ophelia being the daughter of Polonius.

Answer: Uranus

Titania was first observed by William Herschel in 1787. It is the largest of the moons of Uranus and has a diameter of about 1600 kilometres. The name is taken from the Queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Answer: Saturn

Phoebe was first observed in 1898 by American astronomer William Pickering. Phoebe is almost spherical and orbits Saturn in about 18 months. It rotates around its axis every nine hours. Phoebe was a Titan and her parents were Uranus and Gaea. She was married her brother Coeus and one of their offspring was Leto (the mother of Apollo and Artemis).

Answer: Jupiter

Callisto was first observed by Galileo in 1610 and it is the second largest moon of Jupiter. The name comes from the Greek mythology. Callisto was a nymph that was seduced by, who else, Zeus and which was turned into a bear by Zeus's jealous wife Hera.

Answer: Neptune

Despina was first observed by the space probe Voyager 2 in 1989. It is a very small moon in the planet's ring system. In Greek myth Despina was the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.