Jupiter Moon Throws Curve Ball
June 1, 2005
The little inner moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, isn’t dense enough. A press release from Jet Propulsion Laboratory says that data from the Galileo spacecraft “shakes up long-held theories of how moons form around giant planets.” Density of moons is supposed to decrease with radius around Jupiter, meaning that Amalthea should be the most solid. Instead, […]
