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Callisto

Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪstəʊ/

Definition of Callisto
  • 1 Greek Mythology a nymph who was changed into a bear by Zeus. See also Ursa Major.
  • 2 Astronomy one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, the eighth-closest satellite to the planet, icy with a dark, cratered surface (diameter 4,800 km).

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