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Amalthea

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Amalthea (ăm'əlthē`ə), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter Jupiter , in astronomy, 5th planet from the sun and largest planet of the solar system. Astronomical and Physical Characteristics


Jupiter's orbit lies beyond the asteroid belt at a mean distance of 483.6 million mi (778.
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Amalthea [‚äm·äl′thē·ə]
(astronomy)
The innermost known satellite of Jupiter, orbiting at a mean distance of 1.13 × 105miles (1.82 × 105kilometers); it has a diameter of about 150 miles (240 kilometers). Also known as Jupiter V.
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