Isonoe (moon)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/isonoe-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.

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1. Who discovered Isonoe (moon)?2001
2. What is the orbital body?Irregular moon of Jupiter
3. What is the orbital period?123 Earth days
4. What is Isonoe?Isonoe is a tiny moon that orbits the giant planet Jupiter. It is about 5 kilometers wide and looks a bit like a lumpy potato. It travels very slowly, taking about 123 Earth days to go around Jupiter.
5. How far is Isonoe from Jupiter?Isonoe is very far from Jupiter, about 12.6 million kilometers away. That makes it one of the most distant moons of the planet.

Irregular Satellite: A moon with a distant, inclined, and often eccentric orbit, typically captured.
Retrograde Orbit: An orbit in the direction opposite to the primary body's rotation.
Gravitational Capture: The process by which a celestial body's gravity seizes and retains another object in orbit.
Semi-major Axis: The longest radius of an ellipse, representing the average distance of an orbiting body.