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Planet Jupiter Moons: Metis
Metis is a moon of the planet Jupiter.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Metis Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
9.56e+16 |
| Radius (km) |
20 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
2.8 |
| Distance from Jupiter (km) |
127,969 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
- |
| Period of orbit (days) |
0.294779 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
31.57 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0000 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
0.0000 |
| Visual albedo |
0.05 |
| Visual magnitude |
17.5 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in most telescopes.
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