Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Elara
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByC. Perrine
Date of Discovery1905
Average Distance from Jupiter11,737,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius40 km (metric)
Mass800,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Rotation Period (Length of Day)0.5 Earth days
Orbit Period (Length of Year)259.6528 Earth years
Orbital Eccentricity0.20719
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic24.77°
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