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Amalthea[edit | edit source]
Amalthea is in a close orbit around Jupiter and is within the outer edge of the Amalthea Gossamer Ring, which is formed from dust ejected from its surface.[1] From its surface, Jupiter would appear 46.5 degrees in diameter. Amalthea is the largest of the inner satellites of Jupiter. Irregularly shaped and reddish in color, it is thought to consist of porous water ice with unknown amounts of other materials. Its surface features include large craters and ridges.[2]
Amalthea was photographed in 1979 by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, and later, in more detail, by the Galileo orbiter in the 1990s.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Jupiter's Ring-Moon System".: 241–262. (2004). Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas, P. C.; Burns, J. A.; Rossier, L.; Simonelli, D.; Veverka, J.; Chapman, C. R.; Klaasen, K.; Johnson, T. V. et al. (September 1998). "The Small Inner Satellites of Jupiter". Icarus 135 (1): 360–371. doi:10.1006/icar.1998.5976.