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Callisto

Syllabification: (Cal·lis·to)
Pronunciation: /kəˈlistō/
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, it has a diameter of 2,938 miles (4,800 km).

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