WASHINGTON - Astronomers have announced the discovery of 10 more moons of Jupiter, including one "oddball" that appears destined to crash into other satellites sharing its orbital highway.
The announcement on Tuesday by researchers in the United States brought the total number of the moons known to be circling the giant gas planet to 79.
It means Jupiter, the oldest and largest planet in the solar system, has more moons than any of the other seven.
All the newly identified moons are relatively small, ranging in size from about six-tenths of 1km to 4km. This is in contrast to other Jupiter moons such as Ganymede - the biggest in the solar system with a diameter of 5,268km.
Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun, has a diameter of 142,984km.(FA)
