
Elara was discovered by C. Perrine in 1905. Of the 16 moons it is the 5th farthest from Jupiter, with a standoff distance of 11,720,000 km. Elara is one of the small moons, and is about the size of a county, about 80 km (50 mi) wide.
As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Elara are unknown.
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Elara was discovered by C. Perrine in 1905. Of the 16 moons it is the 5th farthest from Jupiter, with a standoff distance of 11,720,000 km. Elara is one of the small moons, and is about the size of a county, about 80 km (50 mi) wide.
As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Elara are unknown.
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Elara was discovered by C. Perrine in 1905. Of the 16 moons it is the 5th farthest from Jupiter. Elara is one of the small moons, and is about the size of a county.
As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Elara are unknown.
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