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INNER SATELLITES OF JUPITER : METIS (J-16)



 
Credit: NASA/C. J. Hamilton


Characteristics Values
distance to Jupiter  128 000 km 
average size  40 km 
visual magnitude   17.5 
revolution period 7hours
orbital velocity 32 km/s
inclination of the orbit 
of Jupiter's equator inclination of the orbit		 0.02°
eccentricity of the orbit 0.005
density (water=1)  ? 
escape velocity 25 m/s
reflectivity (geometric albedo) 0.05

  

Metis (Jupiter XVI) was discovered by S. Synnott in 1979 on Voyager images. This is the closest satellite of Jupiter. 

Origine of the name : click here.