Pandia (moon)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/pandia-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 Pandia (moon)?Scott S. Sheppard and colleagues
2. What is the scientific designation?S/2017 J 4
3. What is the orbital period (jupiter)?Approximately 12 hours
4. What is Pandia?Pandia is a very tiny moon that orbits the planet Jupiter. It is only about 3 kilometers wide, so it is much smaller than Jupiter’s big moons. It looks more like a lumpy rock than a round ball.
5. How big is Pandia compared to other moons?Pandia is one of the smallest moons in our solar system, only about 3 kilometers across. That’s about the size of a small town. It is much smaller than Jupiter’s four large Galilean moons.

Natural Satellite: An astronomical body that orbits a planet or smaller body, not of artificial origin.
Circumplanetary Disk: A torus-shaped disk of gas and dust orbiting a planet, from which moons may form.
Eccentricity (Orbit): A measure of how much an orbit deviates from a perfect circle; higher values mean a more elongated orbit.
Protoplanet: A celestial body that is thought to have formed from the accretion of dust and gas in the early solar system.