Callirrhoe (moon)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/callirrhoe-moon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Callirrhoe (moon)?November 27, 2000
2. What is the designation?Callirrhoe (S/2000 J 10)
3. What is the parent planet?Jupiter
4. What is Callirrhoe?Callirrhoe is a tiny, irregularly shaped moon that orbits the giant planet Jupiter. It is about 8.6 kilometers wide and is mostly rocky, with no atmosphere and very cold temperatures.
5. How big is Callirrhoe?Callirrhoe is only about 8.6 kilometers across, which is much smaller than Jupiter’s big moons. Its shape is not round, more like a stretched or uneven block.

Irregular Satellite: A moon with a distant, inclined, and often retrograde orbit around its planet.
Hydrostatic Equilibrium: The balance between gravity pulling inward and internal pressure pushing outward in a celestial body.
Planetesimal: Small celestial bodies that existed during the formation of planets.