| Subject: The Other Moons of Jupiter |
| From: "Sokar" <mfoushee1@nc.rr.com> |
| Date: 10/06/2005, 16:21 |
| Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.area51 |
LEDA
Leda is Jupiter's ninth and smallest moon. Leda is 9.9 miles (16 km
km) in diameter and orbits at an average of 6,900,000 miles (11,094,000 km)
from Jupiter. Leda has a mass of 5.68 x 1015kg. It orbits Jupiter in 238.72
(Earth) days. Very little is known about Leda. Leda was discovered by
Charles Kowal in 1974.
HIMALIA
Himalia is Jupiter's tenth moon. Himalia is 110 miles (170 km) in
diameter and orbits 7,000,000 miles (11,480,000 km) from Jupiter. Himalia
has a mass of 9.5 x 1018kg. It orbits Jupiter in 250.5662 (Earth) days. Very
little is known about Himalia. Himalia was discovered by C. Perrine in 1904.
LYSITHEA
Lysithea is Jupiter's eleventh moon. Lysithea is 15 miles (24 km) in
diameter and orbits 7,200,000 miles (11,720,000 km) from Jupiter. Lysithea
has a mass of 8 x 1016kg. It orbits Jupiter in 259.22 (Earth) days. Very
little is known about Lysithea. Lysithea was discovered by S. Nicholson in
1938.
ELARA
Elara is Jupiter's twelfth moon. Elara is 50 miles (80 km) in diameter
and orbits 7,250,000 miles (11,737,000 km) from Jupiter. Elara has a mass of
8 x 1017kg. It orbits Jupiter in 259.6528 (Earth) days. Very little is known
about Elara. Elara was discovered by C. Perrine in 1905.
ANANKE
Ananke is Jupiter's thirteenth moon. Ananke is 12.5 miles (20 km) in
diameter and orbits 13,100,000 miles (21,200,000 km) from Jupiter. Ananke
has a mass of 4 x 1016kg. It orbits Jupiter in 631 (Earth) days and is in a
retrograde orbit (orbiting opposite to the direction of Jupiter). Very
little is known about Ananke. Ananke was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1951.
CARME
Carme is Jupiter's fourteenth moon. Carme is 18.5 miles (30 km) in
diameter and orbits 13,800,000 miles (22,600,000 km) from Jupiter. Carme has
a mass of 9 x 1016kg. It orbits Jupiter in 692 (Earth) days and is in a
retrograde orbit (orbiting opposite to the direction of Jupiter). Very
little is known about Carme. Carme was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938.
PASIPHAE
Pasiphae is Jupiter's fifteenth moon. Pasiphae is 22 miles (36 km) in
diameter and orbits 14,600,000 miles (23,500,000 km) from Jupiter. Pasiphae
has a mass of 2 x 1023kg. It orbits Jupiter in 735 (Earth) days and is in a
retrograde orbit (orbiting opposite to the direction of Jupiter). Very
little is known about Pasiphae. Pasiphae was discovered by P. Melotte in
1908.
SINOPE
Sinope is Jupiter's sixteenth moon. Sinope is 17.5 miles (28 km) in
diameter and orbits 14,700,000 miles (23,700,000 km) from Jupiter. Sinope
has a mass of 8 x 1016kg. It orbits Jupiter in 758 (Earth) days and is in a
retrograde orbit (orbiting opposite to the direction of Jupiter). Very
little is known about Sinope. Sinope was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1914.
S/1999 J 1 (a provisional name)
The seventeenth and outermost moon; S/1999 J 1 is the smallest-known
moon orbiting a major planet. This moon is 3 miles (5 km) in diameter and
has an irregular orbit roughly 15 million miles (24 million km) from
Jupiter. It orbits Jupiter in 774 (Earth) days and is in a retrograde orbit
(orbiting opposite to the direction of Jupiter). It was discovered by Robert
S. McMillan et al (at the Spacewatch program at the University of Arizona )
in 2000.