Pasiphaë (moon)
Pasiphaë is one of Jupiter's moons. It was found in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte and was named after Pasiphaë from Greek mythology, the wife of Minos and mother of Minotaur.
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. J. Melotte |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1908 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Periapsis | 16,980,250 km[1] |
| Apoapsis | 31,209,300 km[1] |
Mean orbit radius | 24,094,770 km[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.2953[1] |
| 764.082032 d (2.092 a)[1] | |
Average orbital speed | 2.242 km/s |
| Inclination | 145.24° (to the ecliptic) 143.04° (to Jupiter's equator)[1] |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 20 km[2] 18 km[3] |
| ~11,300 km² | |
| Volume | ~113,000 km³ |
| Mass | 3.0×1017 kg |
Mean density | 2.6 g/cm³ (assumed)[2] |
| ~0.022 m/s2 (0.002 g) | |
| ~0.036 km/s | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed)[2] 0.10[3] |
| Temperature | ~124 K |
Pasiphaë (moon) Media
- TheIrregulars JUPITER retro.svg
Retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter.
- Pasiphae-WISE.gif
Pasiphae observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft in 2014
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters". JPL (Solar System Dynamics). 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Williams, Dr. David R. (2007-11-23). "Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet". NASA (National Space Science Data Center). Retrieved 2008-12-12.
