Metis

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Metis is a small inner moon of Jupiter that orbits close to the planet and helps supply material to its main ring.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Metis canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inner moon ⓘ
moon of Jupiter ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ
albedo 0.061 ⓘ
alternativeName Jupiter 16 ⓘ
linked to: Jupiter XVI

S/1979 J 3 ⓘ
approximateDimensions_km 60×40×34 ⓘ
approximateMeanRadius_km 21.5 ⓘ
associatedRing Jupiter main ring ⓘ
linked to: Jovian ring system
belongsToPlanet Jupiter ⓘ
belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian system ⓘ
Jupiter system ⓘ
celestialBodyType moon ⓘ
discoveredBy Stephen P. Synnott ⓘ
Voyager 1 imaging team ⓘ
discoveryDate 1979-03-04 ⓘ
discoveryMission Voyager 1 ⓘ
distanceFromJupiterCloudTops_km ~1000 above main ring plane ⓘ
equilibriumTemperature_K ~120 ⓘ
escapeVelocity_km_s 0.016 ⓘ
helpsSupplyMaterialTo Jupiter main ring ⓘ
linked to: Jovian ring system
IAUDesignation Jupiter XVI ⓘ
imagedBy Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Voyager 1 ⓘ
isInnerTo Jupiter main ring ⓘ
linked to: Jovian ring system
locationRegion within Jupiter main ring ⓘ
meanDensity_g_cm3 ~2.7 ⓘ
meanOrbitalRadius_km 128000 ⓘ
namedAfter Metis (Greek mythological Titaness) ⓘ
Metis, first wife of Zeus ⓘ
namingApprovedBy IAU ⓘ
namingYear 1983 ⓘ
orbitalDirection prograde ⓘ
orbitalEccentricity 0.0002 ⓘ
orbitalInclination_degrees 0.06 ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_hours 7.1 ⓘ
orbits Jupiter ⓘ
parentPlanet Jupiter ⓘ
partOf Jupiter ring–moon system ⓘ
linked to: Jovian ring system
roleInRingSystem source of dust for main ring ⓘ
rotationPeriod_hours 7.1 ⓘ
semiMajorAxis_km 128000 ⓘ
shape irregular ⓘ
spectralType dark, likely non-icy ⓘ
surfaceComposition likely rocky with dark material ⓘ
surfaceGravity_m_s2 0.008 ⓘ
synchronousRotation true ⓘ
tidallyLockedTo Jupiter ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.