Eurydome (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/eurydome-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 Eurydome (moon)?2001
2. What is the parent planet?Jupiter
3. What is the orbital period?Approximately 233 Earth days
4. What is Eurydome?Eurydome is a tiny, dark moon of Jupiter, only about 3 kilometers across and shaped irregularly.
5. How far is Eurydome from Jupiter?It orbits about 23 million kilometers away from Jupiter on average.

Irregular Satellite: A moon with a distant, eccentric, and often inclined orbit, likely captured.
Albedo: The measure of how much light an object reflects from its surface.
Orbital Inclination: The angle between an object's orbital plane and a reference plane.
Gravitational Capture: The process by which a celestial body is pulled into orbit by a planet's gravity.