Discovery of a New Jupiter Satellite

During detailed analysis of Voyager 2 pictures of the Jupiter ring, a starlike object was identified in the plane of the ring. The same object was subsequently found on a higher-resolution frame and proved to be a satellite of Jupiter. This satellite has a circular orbit whose radius is 1.8 Jupiter...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 206; no. 4421; p. 951
Main Authors Jewitt, David C., Danielson, G. Edward, Synnott, Stephen P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 23.11.1979
Subjects
Artificial satellites
Astronomical objects
Jovian satellites
Jupiter
Orbital motion
Spacecraft
Spacecraft orbits
Technology
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Summary:During detailed analysis of Voyager 2 pictures of the Jupiter ring, a starlike object was identified in the plane of the ring. The same object was subsequently found on a higher-resolution frame and proved to be a satellite of Jupiter. This satellite has a circular orbit whose radius is 1.8 Jupiter radii, a period of 7 hours and 8 minutes, and a diameter of less than 40 kilometers. It is located at the outer edge of the Jupiter ring.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.206.4421.951