Carme (moon of Jupiter)
Carme is the second largest of the outer irregular satellites of Jupiter; it is also known as Jupiter XI.
discovery | 1938, by Seth Barnes Nicholson |
semimajor axis | 23,198,000 km (14,418,000 mi) |
diameter | 46 km (29 mi) |
mean density | 2.8 g/cm3 |
escape velocity | 0.017 km/s (61 km/h, 38 mph) |
orbital period | -721.82 days (retrograde) |
orbital eccentricity | 0.234 |
orbital inclination | 165.05° |