Moon
Amalthea
- Type
- Moon
- Diameter
- 167 km
NASA/JPL/Cornell University · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Amalthea is a moon orbiting Jupiter.
Physical characteristics
- Diameter
- 167 km
- Radius
- 83.5 km
- Density
- 0.849 g/cm³
- Albedo
- 0.09
- Magnitude
- 14.1
Scale
Compared to Earth
Amalthea is 76× smaller than Earth
167 km across · Earth is 12,742 km
Gallery
NASA's Juno Mission Spots Jupiter's Tiny Moon Amalthea
NASA's Juno mission captured these views of Jupiter during its 59th close flyby of the giant planet on March 7, 2024.
2024
Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Gerald Eichstädt · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2005-05-31
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.