How do Jupiter’s moons remain in a stable orbit ?

Question

So from what i’ve read, Jupiter’s moons ( Europa, Ganymede, Io) are basically squeezed, stretched and pulled in different directions by Jupiter’s gravity, and more or less by themselves.

How do they remain in a stable orbit ?

Do these gravitational forces cancel eachother out, thus creating a perfect stable orbit ?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

dude its wild how gravity works. they get pulled in diff directions but stay on track. its like a cosmic dance party with rules but no one trip.