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Metis
Metis-jupiteriizip.jpg
Metis from jupiter_ii.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Metis
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1976.606435
Semimajor axis (a) 128100000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0012
Inclination (i) 0.019°
(0.000331612 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 146.9115353°
(2.56409 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 6°
(0.1047 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 72°
(1.2566 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 19500 m
Mass 9.56×1016 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 25488 seconds (7.08 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Metis.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)

Metis (Jupiter XVI, S/1979 J 3) is the innermost known moon of Jupiter, discovered by Stephen P Synnott from images by Voyager 1 in 1979. It was named after Metis the first wife of Zeus in Greek mythology.

Metis in Orbiter

Metis was first introduced to Orbiter with the release of jupiter_ii.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Metis
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Jupiter II AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 26 October 2002

See also

Metis at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Discovery image by Voyager 1 on 4 March 1979,
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Metis as seen by the Galileo spacecraft.
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