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Carme is a retrograde irregular satellite of
Carme did not receive its present name until 1975;IAUC 2846: ''Satellites of Jupiter''
1974 October 7 (naming the moon) before then, it was simply known as . It was sometimes called " Pan" between 1955 and 1975 (Pan is now the name of a satellite of Saturn). It gives its name to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°. Its orbital elements are as of 17 December 2020. They are continuously changing due to solar and planetary perturbations.
Carme Profile
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NASA's Solar System Exploration
(by Scott S. Sheppard) {{Moons of Jupiter Carme group Moons of Jupiter Irregular satellites 19380730 Moons with a retrograde orbit
Jupiter
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. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California
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in July 1938. It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus
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of Britomartis
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, a Cretan goddess.
History
Carme did not receive its present name until 1975;1974 October 7 (naming the moon) before then, it was simply known as . It was sometimes called " Pan" between 1955 and 1975 (Pan is now the name of a satellite of Saturn). It gives its name to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°. Its orbital elements are as of 17 December 2020. They are continuously changing due to solar and planetary perturbations.
Properties
With a diameter of , it is the largest member of the Carme group and the fourth largest irregular moon of Jupiter. It is light red in color (B−V=0.76, V−R=0.47), similar to D-type asteroids and consistent with Taygete, but not Kalyke.See also
* Irregular satellites * Jupiter's moons in fictionReferences
External links
Carme Profile
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NASA's Solar System Exploration
(by Scott S. Sheppard) {{Moons of Jupiter Carme group Moons of Jupiter Irregular satellites 19380730 Moons with a retrograde orbit