Jupiter's Moon - Carme

C arme is the fourteenth known satellite of Jupiter. Carme and Zeus were the parents of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess. It was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Very little is known about Carme.

PHYSICAL DATA FOR CARME
 Mass (kg) 9.56e + 16
 Mass (Earth = 1) 1.5997e - 08
 Radius (km) 20
 Radius (Earth = 1) 3.1358e - 03
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 2.8
 Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) 22,600,000
 Magnitude (V0) 81.0


ORBITAL DATA FOR CARME
 Rotational period (days) ? 
 Orbital period (days) -692
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) -2.37
 Orbital eccentricity 0.2068
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 163
 Escape (km/s) 0.0253
 Albedo ? 


Physical Data Key
 
Mass Mass
Mass Mass compared to that of Earth.
Radius Radius
Radius Radius compared to that of Earth.
Mean Density Average Density.
Distance Distance to the planet's center.
Magnitude The brightness of a star or object.
 
 
Orbital Data Key
 
Rotational Period Number of days to make one complete rotation.
Orbital Period Number of days to obital the planet.
Mean Orbital Velocity Average obital speed.
Orbital Eccentricity Eccentricity.
Orbital Inclination The tilt of the moon or planet.
Escape Escape Velocity.
Albedo Visual geometric albedo.

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