The Discovery of Kalyke The moon of Kalyke was first identified on November 23, 2000, when astronomers at the University of Hawaii's Mauna Kea Observatory identified a series of smaller moons around the rings of the planet. Kalyke was discovered as part of a search of the rings of Jupiter led by Scott S. Shepherd, David C. Jewitt. Yanga R. Fernandez and Eugene Magnier would … [Read more...]
Kalyke – Facts and Info
Leda – Facts and Info
How Was Leda identified? In the 21st-century, the power of telescopes and the use of orbiter dispatched into space to capture images of distant planets and their moons are the common ways of identifying celestial objects. In 1974, identifying one of the moons of Jupiter was a much more time-consuming and manual experience with photographic plates used to capture grainy … [Read more...]
Cyllene Moon Of Jupiter
An asteroid collision The arrival of Cyllene in the orbit of Jupiter is thought to have taken place when a much larger asteroid moving through space was pulled into Jupiter's orbit. As this much larger asteroid moved through the orbit of Jupiter it is theorized a collision took place that shattered fragments of the much larger asteroid. Cyllene is thought to be one of these … [Read more...]
Isonone – Facts and Info
A Member of the Carme Group The moon Isonoe is thought to have once been part of a much larger asteroid that was dragged into the orbit of Jupiter and collided with another celestial object. The collision caused a splintering of the asteroid that would eventually become the moon, Carme that retains around 99 percent of the original mass of the asteroid. Most moons that were … [Read more...]
Hermippe
Hermippe is one of Jupiter's 12 moons that make up the Ananke group, and, as such, it rotates in the opposite direction to its parent planet. It is a non-spherical natural satellite with an irregular orbit pattern. The Discovery Of Hermippe Hermippe is one of Jupiter's more recently discovered moons. It was discovered on December 9, 2001 by a team of astronomers led by … [Read more...]