Discovery of a New Jupiter Satellite

• Published in: Science (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
• Language: English
• 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

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...