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Amalthea (Satellite of Jupiter)

Amalthea

Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               64 x 125 km
  •  Mass:                      ? (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   ? (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   ? (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              0.498 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           0.498 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   181,300 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     0.003
Notes on Constants Table

Amalthea Nomenclature

Official names of features on Amalthea as approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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