| Albedo
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0.63 +
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| Apoapsis
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423,529 km (0.00283 AU, 263,168.72 mi) +
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| Color
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#CCDD11 +
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| Composition
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silicate rock and iron +
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| Creation magnetic moment
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2.1e+22 N-m/T +
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| Date of discovery
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7 January 1610 +
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| Discoverer
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Galileo Galilei +,
Simon Marius +
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| Escape speed
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2.558 km/s (9,208.98 km/h, 1.589 mi/s, 5,722.195 mph) +
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| Inclination
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6.98132e-4 rad (0.04 °, 0.0444 grad) +
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| Lunar mass
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8.93194e+22 kg (1.216 M☾, 0.0149 M⊕) +
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| Lunar surface area
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41,698,065 km² (16,099,712.904 mi², 1.1 A☾, 0.0817 A⊕) +
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| Magnetic decay time
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1,098.14 a (401,095.635 da) +
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| Magnetic half life
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761.17 a (278,017.342 da) +
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| Mean radius
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1,821.6 km (1,131.89 mi) +
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| Mean temperature
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130 K (-143.15 °C, -225.67 °F, 234 °R) +
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| Member of
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Moon +,
Solar system +,
Galilean moon +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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3 July 2008 17:34:55 +
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| Name origin
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Argive princess and mistress of Zeus +
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| Orbital eccentricity
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0.0041 +
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| Orbital speed
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17.34 km/s (62,424 km/h, 10.775 mi/s, 38,788.475 mph) +
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| Order
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5 +
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| Periapsis
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420,071 km (0.00281 AU, 261,020.018 mi) +
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| Planet density
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3,528 kg/m³ (3.528 g/ml, 220.246 lb/ft³) +
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| Present magnetic moment
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7.86e+19 N-m/T +
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| Primary
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Jupiter +
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| Rotation speed
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0.0749 km/s (269.568 km/h, 0.0465 mi/s, 167.502 mph) +
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| Semi-major axis
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421,800 km (0.00282 AU, 262,094.369 mi) +
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| Sidereal day
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42.456 h (1.769 da) +
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| Sidereal period
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1.769 da (0.00484 a) +
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| Surface gravity
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17.961 m/s² (589.275 ft/s², 18.315 g) +
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| Surface magnetic flux density
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1.3e-6 T +
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| Visiting mission
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Pioneer 10 +,
Pioneer 11 +,
Voyager 1 +,
Voyager 2 +,
Galileo project +,
New Horizons mission +
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| Categories |
Astronomy,
Solar system,
Moon,
Jupiter
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