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Carme

Carme

Discovery
Discovered by	Seth Barnes Nicholson
Discovered in	1938
Orbital characteristics
Mean radius	23,280,000 km
Eccentricity	0.132-0.412
Orbital period	726.3d
Inclination	140.6-172.4°
Is a satellite of	Jupiter
Physical characteristics
Equatorial diameter	46 km
Surface area	km2
Mass	1.3×1017 kg
Mean density	2.6 g/cm3
Surface gravity	0.016 m/s2
Rotation period	?
Axial tilt	?°
Albedo	0.04
Surface temp.	min mean max K K K
Atmospheric pressure	0 kPa

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.

• Orbital radius: 22,600,000 km
• diameter: 40 km
• mass: 9.56×10¹⁶ kg
• Orbital period: 692 days
• Orbital inclination: 163°

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