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hor_green_bar1.jpg Elara hor_green_bar1.jpg


C. Perrine discovered Elara, the twelfth satellite of Jupiter in 1905. In Greek mythology, Elara was the mother of Tityus (a giant) and Zeus the father. There is very little information known about Elara.


PHYSICAL DATA FOR ELARA
 Mass (kg) 7.77e + 17
 Mass (Earth = 1) 1.3002e - 07
 Radius (km) 38
 Radius (Earth = 1) 5.9580e - 03
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 3.3
 Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) 11,737,000
 Magnitude (V0) 16.77



ORBITAL DATA FOR ELARA
 Rotational period (days) 0.5
 Orbital period (days) 259.6528
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) 3.29
 Orbital eccentricity 0.2072
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 24.77
 Escape (km/s) 0.0522
 Albedo 0.03



Physical Data Key
Mass Mass
Mass Mass compared to that of Earth.
Radius Radius
Radius Radius compared to that of Earth.
Mean Density Average Density.
Distance Distance to the planet's center.
Magnitude The brightness of a star or object.
Orbital Data Key
Rotational Period Number of days to make one complete rotation.
Orbital Period Number of days to obital the planet.
Mean Orbital Velocity Average obital speed.
Orbital Eccentricity Eccentricity.
Orbital Inclination The tilt of the moon or planet.
Escape Escape Velocity.
Albedo Visual geometric albedo.




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