Luna 1 is considered a partial success since it was supposed to impact the moon. She possesses both a minor crest of charon and a major crest of gloucester. Lysithea is the eldest daughter and heir to house ordelia. A liquid ocean may lie beneath the frozen crust of europa. It is named for the queen of sparta and the mother of pollux and helen of troy the father was zeus. The other chunks of this asteroid became the moons dia, elara, himalia and leda. Gravity on the moon is about one fifth as strong as it is on earth so. Social security administration public data, the first name lysithea was not present. Like the rest of the solar system, the moon is about 4 12 billion years old.
Jul 20, 2009 walking on the moon updated on july 20, 1969 apollo 11 crew members neil armstrong and buzz aldrin were the first humans to walk on the moon since the 50th anniversary of this first moon landing will occur in 2019 get your commemorative tshirt here, i think it would be interesting to investigate whats known about the effects, if any, of the moon on plants. Lysithea moon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The soviet unions luna 1 makes the first successful flyby of the moon at a distance of about 3,700 miles 6,000 km. The large end of the moon is pointing towards the earth. Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or water erosion. The 20 outer moons are probably asteroids captured by the giant planets gravity. The lysitheaclass strategic cruiser was the lighter cousin of the adrasteaclass and the other ship class that makes up the motorad squadron. Lysithea lysitheeuh is the eleventh known satellite of jupiter.
Sheppard in 2001, and given the designation s2001 j 1 autonoe is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits jupiter at an average distance of 24,264,000 km in 772. Moon abcs fact sheet exploring the moon a teachers guide with activities, nasa eg199710116hq 17 property earth moon brain busters equatorial 12,756 km 3,476 km diameter surface area 510 million 37. An icy ocean may also lie beneath the crust of callisto. Most of the people think that the moon is round in shape, but its not. Find out the number of moons each planet has and their names below. The largest of these, triton was discovered by william lassell in 1846 one day after the discovery of neptune, it was more than 100 years later before a second moon was found. Lysithea is an irregularlyshaped moon of planet jupiter, and is believed to be one chunk of a cclass or dclass asteroid that broke apart in a collision during capture by jupiters gravity. The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earths rotation of miles per hour. Lysithea jupiter x one of the lesser satellites of jupiter, with a diameter of 24km.
The moon is superimposed on a separate image of the sky. It was found by seth barnes nicholson in 1938 at mount wilson observatory and is named after the mythological lysithea, daughter of oceanus and one of. A waxing crescent moon is when the moon looks like crescent and the crescent increases waxes in size from one day to the. This site is maintained by the planetary science communications team at nasas jet propulsion laboratory and goddard space flight center for nasas science mission directorate. The moon appears bright in the night sky because it reflects light from the sun. The closer groupleda, himalia, lysithea, and elarahas prograde orbits. At a distance of 384,400 km from the earth, the moon is our closest celestial neighbour and only natural satellite. Here, facts that will make you look at the moon a little differently.
Lysithea definition, a small moon of the planet jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the university of hawaii led by scott s. This is fairly recently in the moon s history most of the surface features of the moon are billions of years old, which explains why there are few impact craters nearby. European space agency esa all these facts about earth and moon coupling that are conducive to complex life. Only 59% of the moons surface is visible from earth. The moons heavily cratered surface is evidence of the many meteorite impacts that occurred in the inner solar system during the late heavy bombardment period. Leda is the ninth moon from jupiter and is also the smallest moon with a mean diameter of 16 km 9. The moon is one of the most important things in the sky we see from earth. The full moon is a lunar phase occurring when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun and all three bodies are aligned in a straight line. Ganymede is the largest planetary moon and has its own magnetic field.
A new moon is when the moon cannot be seen because we are looking at the unlit half of the moon. Final thoughts its been an interesting journey into 23 things. As the moon spins exactly once during each orbit of earth, the same side, the near side, is always. The moon s surface is about the same now as it was 3 billion years ago. The moon is actually moving away from earth at a rate of 1.
Exterior to the galilean satellites, there is a class of four satellites moving in inclined, prograde orbits lysithea, elara, himalia, and leda. Jul 18, 2014 10 cool facts about the moon for the 45th anniversary of apollo 11. These five similar moons are named the himalia group. A solar eclipse can only happen at new moon a waxing crescent moon is when the moon looks like crescent and the crescent increases waxes in. Lysithea definition of lysithea by the free dictionary. Moon facts interesting facts about the earths moon. She is a student at the officers academy who is from the leicester alliance and is a member of the golden deer. Over time, the astronauts who visited the moon managed to leave quite a bit of trash behind. Popular full moon names the naming of the flower moon has a pretty interesting history. It was discovered by seth barnes nicholson in 1938 at mount wilson observatory and is named after the mythological lysithea, daughter of oceanus and one of zeus lovers lysithea did not receive its present name until 1975. All rooms at lysithea hotel feature a private balcony with pool, sea or side sea views. But while you know a lot about the moon more than likely, theres still a. Facts about the moon the moon for kids dk find out.
Most of the cratering occurred in the first billion years of its life, when leftover debris from planet formation was abundant. Autonoe moon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A hamilia moon is one that is similar to the others elara, leda and hamilia and all four are believed to be from the same source, the remnants of an asteroid that was destroyed in a collision and. The moon is approximately 238, 750 miles 384, 400 kilometers from earth. The moon has inspired myths and superstitions for thousands of years. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. It is a dusty, airless place, dotted with craters and dark, flat plains of solidified lava called seas, or maria. The fact that the main ring extends only inward from the small source satellites. Mar 18, 2011 here are 10 surprising facts about the moon, including information about the phases, brightness, temperature and more of earths natural satellite. The moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. Facts about the moon2011 shreveportbossier astronomical. The atmosphere near the surface of jupiter is made of about 88 to 92% hydrogen, 8 to 12% helium, and 1% other gases further into the planet it is so hot and the pressure so high that helium becomes a liquid and precipitates or rains further down into the planet.
The six apollo crews came back to earth with a total of 850 pounds 385 kg of the moon. First time i made a solar system database in word around year 2000 sourcing data from old 1970s atlases dating back from the time my parents were in school, and another one made in 2004 sourcing data from encarta encyclopedia 2002, including facts about. Three houses on the nintendo switch, a gamefaqs message board topic titled lysithea is a moon of jupiter page 2. Join us as we head into the universe to discover ten fascinating facts about the moon 10 facts about the moon. In the case of these moons, retrograde motion is in the direction opposite to jupiters spin and motion around the sun, which are counterclockwise as viewed from above jupiters north pole, whereas prograde, or direct, motion is in the same. The moon is earths nearest cosmic neighbor, but it is more than just a big pretty light in the sky. Sheppard in 2001, and given the designation s2001 j 1. Solar system planets and 190 satellites in excel database. It is estimated that theres 181,437 kilograms about 400,000 lbs of manmade materials lying around the moon.
It was found by seth barnes nicholson in 1938 at mount wilson observatory and is named after the mythological lysithea, daughter of oceanus and one of zeus lovers lysithea did not get its present name until 1975. There are more than 194 moons of the various planets, dwarf planets in the solar system. Adrastea, amalthea, thebe, leda, himalia, lysithea, elara, ananke. The united states pioneer 4 spacecraft aims to fly by and. Flower moon history, origin, name, dates, calendars and info. Shops, bars and restaurants are within 350 feet from the property. The only month that can occur without a full moon is february. This paper, therefore, undertakes the task of summarizing the facts and exploring. Wolf moon, snow moon, worm moon, pink moon, flower moon, strawberry moon, buck moon, sturgeon moon, harvest moon, hunters moon, beaver moon, cold moon, and, of course, the blue moon. Lysithea was a daughter of oceanus and one of zeuss lovers. This is happening because the moon is slowing earths rotation, and as a result, the moon uses the lost energy to propel itself away from earth. Facts about the moon the moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. Only 59% of the moon s surface is visible from earth.
Because of this fact, we have been able to gain more knowledge about it than any other body in the solar system besides the earth. A hamilia moon is one that is similar to the others elara, leda and hamilia and all four are believed to be from the same source, the remnants of an asteroid that was destroyed in a collision and were pulled into orbit round the planet. She debuted on october 31, 2018 with song million ft. Moon facts there are many interesting facts about the moon and trivia that are can be interesting to know. I have been doing astronomy for some 60 years and own over 350 books on astronomy and cosmology. Jun 21, 20 the moon is earths nearest cosmic neighbor, but it is more than just a big pretty light in the sky. Here are 10 cool, and sometimes surprising, facts about earths nearest neighbor. By the numbers lysithea nasa solar system exploration. The rate of recession is known precisely because astronomers regularly fire powerful lasers at the moon, and some of the light is returned by mirrors placed on the moon by apollo astronauts. Everybody knows that man has been on the moon, but not everyone is aware that he treated the place like a picnic area. The mean orbit velocity, that is the speed at which it orbits is 11797.
This little book by kim long is the book i keep going to to give answers to many questions i get at public star parties and over the internet. An enhanced image of the moon taken with the noao mosaic ccd camera using two nsf telescopes at kitt peak national observatory. I feel a little more familiar now with web and techno talk, so im feeling much more ahead of the game. In this scenario, the other pieces became the other moons in the himalia group. Astronauts have to wear special suits to stop them floating away when they visit. The moons rotation period is synchronous with its revolution period around the earth. The concept that the moon is round in shape is totally wrong whereas it is eggshaped. Lysithea did not receive its present name until 1975. Larnaca city is 5 mi away and a bus stops outside the hotel. The lysitheaclass appears in the anime series mobile suit victory gundam. A picture taken in 1994 by the clementine mission shows a volcano on the moon s south pole from millions of years ago. The new moon phase occurs when the moon is directly between the earth and sun. The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9. When she was two years old, her family suffered retribution from the.
Like the adrastea, it was designed to assist in intimidation and pressing the land. Here are 10 surprising facts about the moon, including information about the phases, brightness, temperature and more of earths natural satellite. The astronauts footprints remain unchanged on the moon s surface, and will until the moon is struck by an asteroid. In the case of these moons, retrograde motion is in the direction opposite to jupiters spin and motion around the sun, which are counterclockwise as viewed from above jupiters north pole, whereas prograde, or direct. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. The most distant moon of neptune is called neso, and orbits so far away that it takes 26 years to make one trip around the planet.
Spooky but fascinating facts about the moon readers. Ten facts about the moon bob the aliens tour of the solar. Jupiters moons facts about the moons of jupiter the planets. A capture model for irregular moons based on a restricted 2. It was found by seth barnes nicholson in 1938 at mount wilson observatory and is named after the mythological lysithea, daughter of oceanus and one of zeus lovers. It was discovered by seth barnes nicholson in 1938 at mount wilson observatory and is named after the mythological lysithea, daughter of oceanus and one of zeus lovers. Based on spectroscopy, jupiter seems to be made of similar gases to saturn. The is the average distance in km of the object is from its parent 11717000. The planets mercury and venus do not have any moons and neither does the dwarf planet ceres.
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