Eukelade

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/eukelade

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 Eukelade?2003
2. What is the astronomical designation?Jupiter XXXVIII (S/2003 J 2)
3. What is the orbital semi-major axis?23,717,000 kilometers (14,737,000 miles)
4. How far is Eukelade from Jupiter?Eukelade orbits about 23,717,000 kilometers from Jupiter, deep inside the planet’s magnetosphere.
5. How long does it take for Eukelade to go around Jupiter?It takes Eukelade 737 Earth days to complete one orbit, almost two full Earth years.

Irregular Satellite: A moon with a distant, inclined, and often retrograde orbit, typically captured asteroids or comets.
Hydrostatic Equilibrium: The balance between gravitational forces and internal pressure that causes a celestial body to become spherical.
Orbital Inclination: The angle between an object's orbital plane and a reference plane, such as the planet's equatorial plane.
Carbonaceous Chondrites: A class of stony meteorites that are among the most primitive materials in the solar system, rich in carbon and organic compounds.