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galileo discovered that the planet jupiter ____________.
undergoes retrograde motion
has moons orbiting it.
undergoes a full set of phases as seen from earth.
is made of gases.
has mountains on its surface.
Galileo used a telescope to observe Jupiter and found that it has moons orbiting it, which was significant evidence against the geocentric model. Retrograde motion was known before Galileo. Venus, not Jupiter, shows a full set of phases as seen from Earth. The gaseous - nature of Jupiter and the presence of mountains on its surface were not discoveries made by Galileo.
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has moons orbiting it.