Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Carme
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByS. Nicholson
Date of Discovery1938
Average Distance from Jupiter22,600,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius15 km (metric)
Mass90,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)-692 Earth days (retrograde)
Orbital Eccentricity0.20678
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic164°
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