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Aoede (IPA: /eɪˈiːdi/, ay-ee'-dee, Greek Αοιδή) (Jupiter XLI) is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003. It received the temporary designation S/2003 J 7. Aoede is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,044 Mm in 714.657 days, at an inclination of 160° to the ecliptic (113° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.6012. The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... An astronomer or spmething i cant inderstand is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Jean Charlots mural called Commencement is featured at Bachman Hall, the administrative center of the University of Hawai`i System. ... Scott S. Sheppard is an astronomer based at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees. ... The plane of the Ecliptic is well seen in this picture from the 1994 lunar prospecting Clementine spacecraft. ... This article is about retrograde motion. ... Eccentric is from the Greek for out of the centre, as opposed to concentric, in the centre. ...


It is named after Aoede, one of the three original Muses. Aoede was the Muse of song, and was a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) by Mnemosyne. In Greek mythology, Aoide (or Aoede) was one of the three original Muses, though there were later nine. ... MuSE is an acronym that stands for Multiple Streaming Engine. ... Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... Mnemosyne (Greek , IPA in RP and in General American) (sometimes shortened to Mneme) was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. ...


Aoede belongs to the Pasiphaë group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°. The Pasiphaë group is made up of moons of Jupiter which share similar orbits. ...



... | Erinome | Aoede | Kallichore | ...


Erinome (IPA: , air-rin-a-mee, Greek Ερινομη) (Jupiter XXV) is a natural satellite of Jupiter. ... Kallichore (IPA: , ka-lik-a-ree, Greek Καλλιχόρη; also Jupiter XLIV) is a natural satellite of Jupiter. ...


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Aoede (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words)
Aoede is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,044 Mm in 714.657 days, at an inclination of 160° to the ecliptic (113° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.6012.
Aoede was the Muse of song, and was a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) by Mnemosyne.
Aoede belongs to the Pasiphaë group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°.
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