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Metis
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Metis (mē`tĭs), 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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Metis
goddess of caution and discretion. [Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 242]
See : Prudence
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