Adrastea
E642758
Adrastea is a small inner moon of Jupiter that orbits close to the planet’s rings and helps supply them with material.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himalia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inner moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
irregularly shaped body ⓘ moon of Jupiter ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Jupiter XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCountryOfDiscovery | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | inner Jovian moons ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem |
Jovian system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jupiter system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBody | moon ⓘ |
| density | about 0.86 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| dimensions | about 20 × 16 × 14 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
David C. Jewitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
G. Edward Danielson NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 imaging team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBySpacecraft | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| equilibriumTemperature | very low ⓘ |
| hasNoSignificantAtmosphere | true ⓘ |
| helpsSupplyMaterialTo |
Jupiter’s main ring
ⓘ
Jupiter’s ring system ⓘ |
| IAUDesignation | Jupiter XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCloserToJupiterThan | Amalthea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan |
Amalthea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earth’s Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTidalLockedTo | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesWithin | Jupiter’s ring region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| likelyComposition | water ice and rock ⓘ |
| meanOrbitalRadius | 129000 km ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 8.2 km ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Adrasteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterFrom | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterRole | a nymph who nursed the infant Zeus ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Galileo spacecraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod |
0.298 day
ⓘ
about 7.2 hours ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsDirection | prograde ⓘ |
| orbitsNear | Jupiter’s main ring ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | 129000 km ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | dark ⓘ |
| surfaceEscapeVelocity | very low ⓘ |
| synchronousRotation | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Himalia