Mneme (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/mneme-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. What is the astronomical designation?Jupiter XLIX
2. What is the orbital semi-major axis?Approximately 21,200,000 km (13,170,000 mi)
3. What is Mneme?Mneme is a small, rocky moon that orbits the giant planet Jupiter.
4. How far is Mneme from Jupiter?It is about 21.2 million kilometers (13.2 million miles) away from Jupiter.

Irregular Moon: A moon with a distant, inclined, and often eccentric orbit, likely captured from elsewhere.
Hydrostatic Equilibrium: The balance between gravity pulling inward and internal pressure pushing outward, shaping celestial bodies into spheres.
Orbital Perturbation: A change in the orbit of a celestial body caused by the gravitational influence of other bodies.
Solar Nebula: The cloud of gas and dust from which the Sun and planets of our solar system formed.