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.