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Leda (moon)

Leda
Discovery
Discovered byCharles Kowal[?]
Discovered in1974
Orbital characteristics
Mean radius~11,094,000 km
Eccentricity~0.15
Orbital period~240.5d
Inclination1.5 - 50.6°
Is a satellite ofJupiter
Physical characteristics
Equatorial diameter20 km
Surface area km2
Mass1.09×1016 kg
Mean density2.6 g/cm3
Surface gravity0.073 m/s2
Rotation period?
Axial tilt
Albedo 
Surface temp.
minmeanmax
KKK
Atmospheric pressure0 kPa

Leda (pronounced "LEE duh") is the smallest of Jupiter's named moons. It was discovered by Charles Kowal[?] at Mount Palomar[?] in 1974, and is named after the queen of Sparta who was the mother of Castor, Polydeuces, Clytemnestra and Helen of Troy (Zeus, in the form of a swan, was the father). It was the last Jovian moon to be discovered by Earth-based observers.

  • Orbital radius: 11,094,000 km
  • Diameter: 16 km
  • Mass: 5.68×1015 kg
  • Orbital period: 238.7 days
  • Orbital inclination: 26.7°



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