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Carme (moon)
| Discovery | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. B. Nicholson | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1938 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 23,280,000 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.132-0.412 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 726.3 d | ||||||
| Inclination | 140.6-172.4° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Jupiter | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 46 km | ||||||
| Surface area | km2 | ||||||
| Mass | 1.3×1017 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | 2.6 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | 0.016 m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.04 | ||||||
| Surface temp. |
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Carme (kar'-mee, Greek Κάρμη) is one of Jupiter's moons. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938. It is named after the mythological Carme , mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess.
Carme did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as Jupiter XI. It was sometimes called "Pan". Note that Pan is now the name of a satellite of Saturn.
It gives its name to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.
Not to be confused with the asteroid 558 Carmen .
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Last updated: 07-13-2005 20:18:34
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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