Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Amalthea
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByEdward Emerson Barnard
Date of Discovery1892
Average Distance from Jupiter181,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius131 x 73 x 67 km (metric)
Mass7,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)0.49817905 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.003
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic0.40°
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