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Adrastea

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Adrastea (ädrəstē`ə), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter Amalthea (diameter: 117 mi/189 km), a small, elongated satellite discovered (1892) by Edward Barnard , probably results from a coating of sulfur particles ejected from Io.

Metis (diameter: 25 mi/40 km),

Adrastea (diameter: 12 mi/20 km), and


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Adrastea [ə′dras·tē·ə]
(astronomy)
A small satellite of Jupiter, having an orbital radius of 80,140 miles (128,980 kilometers) and radial dimensions of 7, 6, and 5 miles (12, 10, and 8 kilometers). Also known as Jupiter XV.

Adrastea
goddess of inevitable fate. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 35]
See : Fate


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The Galileo pictures confirm that the ring's densest part is the outer edge, adding weight to earlier suspicions that Adrastea feeds the ring.
 
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