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Metis - courtesy NASAMetis is the innermost satellite of Jupiter and was discovered by Stephen Synnott in 1979. The satellite along with Adrastea lie within Jupiter's main ring and could be the source of the material found in the ring. Because of its closeness to Jupiter, very little is known about this moon. In Greek mythology, Metis was named after a Titaness (a consort of Zeus - Jupiter).


PHYSICAL DATA FOR METIS
 Mass (kg) 9.56e + 16
 Mass (Earth = 1) 1.5997e - 08
 Radius (km) 20
 Radius (Earth = 1) 3.1358e - 03
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 2.8
 Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) 127,969
 Magnitude (V0) 17.5



ORBITAL DATA FOR METIS
 Rotational period (days)
 Orbital period (days) 0.294779
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) 31.57
 Orbital eccentricity 0.0000
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 0.0000
 Escape (km/s) 0.0253
 Albedo 0.05



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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