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Carme

Carme

Discovery

Discovered by

Seth Barnes Nicholson

Discovered in

Orbital characteristics

23,280,000 km

0.132-0.412

726.3d

140.6-172.4°

Is a satellite of

Physical characteristics

Equatorial diameter

46 km

Surface area

1.3×10¹⁷ kg

2.6 g/cm³

Surface gravity

0.016 m/s²

Rotation period

?

?°

0.04

Surface temp.

min	mean	max
K	K	K

Atmospheric pressure

Carme ("KAR mee") is one of Jupiter's moons. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson, California in July 1938. It is named for the mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess. Carme has a retrograde orbit.

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Britomartis | Ceneus | Cronion | Diktynna | Dyaus Pitar | Euboulos | Jove | Jupiter(planet) | Jupiter (god) | Jupiter (mythology) | Jupiter (planet) | Jupiter Caelestis | Jupiter Fulgurator | Jupiter Latarius | Jupiter Lucetius | Jupiter Optimus Maximus | Jupiter Pluvius | Jupiter Stator | Jupiter Totans | Jupiter Victor | Kronion | Kroníon | List of astronomical topics | List of astronomical topics (N-Z) | List of folk musicians | List of people by name: Ca | Natural satelite | Natural satellite | Planet Jupiter | Prograde and retrograde motion | Prograde orbit | Retrogade orbit | Retrograde | Retrograde motion | Retrograde orbit | Seth Barnes Nicholson | Triton (moon) | ZeuS | Zeus Ceneus | Zeus Cronion | Zeus Kronion | Zeus Kroníon | Zeus Lycaeus | Zeus Panhellenios

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