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− | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" | | + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Metis |
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− | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image: | + | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Metis-jupiteriizip.jpg|240px]] |
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− | |colspan="2" align="center"|''' | + | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Metis from jupiter_ii.zip in Orbiter 2002''' |
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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− | |Name||align="right"| | + | |Name||align="right"|Metis |
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− | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Jupiter]] |
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | ||
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− | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|1976.606435 | + | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|1976.606435 |
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− | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"| | + | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|128100000 m |
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− | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0. | + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0012 |
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− | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.019° <br> (0.000331612 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|146.9115353° <br> (2.56409 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|6° <br> (0.1047 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|72° <br> (1.2566 radian) |
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | ||
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− | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|19500 m |
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+ | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|9.56×10<sup>16</sup> kg | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|25488 seconds (7.08 hours) | ||
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− | |width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0 |
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− | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from | + | |width="30%"|Obliqutiy||align="right" width="30%"|0 |
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+ | |width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Metis.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip) | ||
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− | ''' | + | '''Metis (Jupiter XVI, S/1979 J 3)''' is the innermost known [[Natural satellites|moon]] of Jupiter, discovered by [[w:Stephen P. Synnott|Stephen P Synnott]] from images by [[w:Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] in 1979. It was named after [[w:Metis (mythology)|Metis]] the first wife of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]] in Greek mythology. |
− | == | + | == Metis in Orbiter == |
− | + | Metis was first introduced to [[Orbiter]] with the release of ''jupiter_ii.zip'' in October 2002. | |
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− | + | |colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Metis'''</center> | |
− | |colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include | ||
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | !Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | ||
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− | |[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName= | + | |[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=jupiter_ii.zip&Author=&CatID=root Jupiter II]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||26 October 2002|||| |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
− | [[w: | + | [[w:Metis (moon)|Metis]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | + | Metis ontdekking.gif|<center>Discovery image by [[w:Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] on 4 March 1979,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | |
− | + | Metis.jpg|<center>Metis as seen by the [[w:Galileo (spacecraft)|Galileo]] spacecraft.</center> | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Articles]] | [[Category:Articles]] | ||
[[Category:Celestial bodies]] | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
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[[Category:Natural satellites]] | [[Category:Natural satellites]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Satellites of Jupiter]] | ||
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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[edit]Metis was first introduced to Orbiter with the release of jupiter_ii.zip in October 2002.
See also[edit]Gallery[edit]
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