Metis (moon)

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Metis (/ˈmiːtɨs/ MEE-təs; Greek: Μήτις) also known as Jupiter XVI is the innermost moon of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1979 in images taken by Voyager 1 and was named in 1983 after the first wife of Zeus Metis.

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average speed (km/s)

113404.0

density (μ3)

860.0

temperature (K)

123.0

discovery date

1979-03-04

discoverer

Stephen P. Synnott

escape velocity (kmh)

43.2