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Lysithea

Lysithea was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Of the 16 moons it is the 6th farthest from Jupiter, with a standoff distance of 11,480,000 km. Lysithea is one of the small moons, and is about the size of the city of Los Angeles, at about 40 km (25 miles) wide.

As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Lysithea are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn.
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Lysithea
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Lysithea

Lysithea was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Of the 16 moons it is the 6th farthest from Jupiter, with a standoff distance of 11,480,000 km. Lysithea is one of the small moons, and is about the size of the city of Los Angeles, at about 40 km (25 miles) wide.

As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Lysithea are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn.
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Lysithea
Return to Jupiter
Return to moons


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Lysithea

Lysithea was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Of the 16 moons it is the 6th farthest from Jupiter. Lysithea is one of the small moons, and is about the size of the city of Los Angeles.

As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Lysithea are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn.
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Lysithea
Return to Jupiter
Return to moons



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