Amalthea

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Amalthea is Jupiter's third innermost known moon. Amalthea's orbit is about 112,000 miles from Jupiter. Amalthea has a diameter of 117 miles. The name Amalthea comes from a nymph who nursed the infant Jupiter with goats milk. Amalthea was discovered in 1892 by Barnard. Amalthea has a mass of 3.5e18kg.

The Solar System : Jupiter: Amalthea

created by Titan Miller,
Burlington Community High School Math Department, Burlington Community High School

last modified: January 5, 2003

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