Description
Overview:
Amalthea is a moon which orbits the planet Jupiter. This moon maintains a mean distance from Jupiter of 181,300 km. It takes this moon 0.5 days to orbit its planet.
Details:
This moon is a average-sized satellite with a diameter of 262(X 146 X 134) km. It has an eccentricity of 0.003 and an orbit inclindation of 0.4 degrees.
Discovery:
This moon was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in 1892.
