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Lysithea, a moon of Jupiter

Himalia
Lysithea
Elara

Classification
Natural satellite of Jupiter
Average distance from Jupiter
11,628,300 km
7,225,477 miles
Diameter across equator
42 km
26 miles
Time to orbit Jupiter
259 days
Year of Discovery
1938
Origin of Name
One of Zeus' lovers, daughter of Oceanus. It was officially named in 1975, before being known as Jupiter X (10, as it was the tenth moon to be discovered around Jupiter). Between 1955 and 1975, it was sometimes called Demeter.
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
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