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Himalia ![]()
Himalia, the tenth satellite of Jupiter was discovered by C. Perrine in 1904. In Greek mythology, Himalia (a nymph) was the mother of three sons of Zeus. There is very little information known about Himalia.
| PHYSICAL DATA FOR HIMALIA | |
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| Mass (kg) | 9.56e + 18 |
| Mass (Earth = 1) | 1.5997e - 06 |
| Radius (km) | 93 |
| Radius (Earth = 1) | 1.4581e - 02 |
| Mean Density (g/cm3) | 2.8 |
| Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) | 11,480,000 |
| Magnitude (V0) | 14.84 |
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