Jupiter's Moons 3


Intro
 Callisto
Ganymede

Io
Europa

Adrastea

Amalthea

Ananke

Carme

Elara

Himalia

Leda

Lysithea

Metis

Pasiphae
Sinope
Thebe
   
 

CARME:
       This satellite was discovered in 1938. It is 15th in distance from the planet, about 22,600,000 km away. Carme's period of revolution is 692 days and it has a 163^2 degree of inclination. It's eccentricity is 0.21. Carme's radius is 10,648 km. 

ELARA:
       This satellite was discovered in 1905. It is the seventh largest moon of Jupiter and the 13th in distance. It is about 11,737,000 km away. Elara's period of revolution is 259.65 days and has a 28 degree of inclination. It's eccentricity is 0.71. Elara's radius is 64,000 km.

HIMALIA:
      This satellite was discovered in 1904. It is eleventh in distance from the planet and about 11,480,000 km away. Himalia's period of revolution is 250.57 0.298 days and has a 28 degree of inclination. It's eccentricity is 0.16. Himalia's radius is 270,000 km.

LEDA:
      This satellite was discovered in 1974. It is tenth in distance from the planet, about 11,094,000 km away. Leda's period of revolution is 238.72 days and has a 29 degree of inclination. It's eccentricity is 0.15. Leda's radius is 512 km.

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LYSITHEA
      This satellite was discovered in 1938. It is twelfth in distance from the planet and is about 11,720,000 km away. Lysithea's period of revolution is 259.22 days and has a 29 degree of inclination. It has an eccentricity of 0.11. Lysithea's radius is 8000 km.

METIS:
Courtesy of NASA/NSSDC/JPL.      This satellite was discovered in 1979 by the Voyager. It is second in distance from the planet and is about 127,960 km away. Metis' period of revolution is 0.295 days and has a 0 degree of inclination. Metis' eccentricity is 0 as well. It's radius is 20 km.

 

PASIPHAE:
      This satellite was discovered in 1908. It is sixteenth in distance from the planet and about 23,500,000 km away. Pasiphae's period of revolution is 735 days and has a 147^2 degree of inclination. Pasiphae's eccentricity is 0.38. It's radius is 42,875 km.

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SINOPE:
      This satellite was discovered in 1914. It is seventeenth in distance from the planet and is about 23,700,000 km away. Sinope's period of revolution is 758 days and has a 153^2 degree of inclination. It has an eccentricity of 0.28. Sinope's radius is 8000 km.

THEBE:
Courtesy of NASA/NSSDC?JPL.      This satellite was discovered in 1979 by the Voyager. It is fifth in distance from the planet and about 221,900 km away. Thebe's period of revolution is 0.675 days and has a 0.8 degree of inclination. Thebe's eccentricity is 0.01. It's radius is 50 km.

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Jupiter and its moon Io. Courtesy of NASA/NSSDC.

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