Elara (ee'-lur-a or ee-lair'-a, IPA /'i:lərə/ or /i:'leərə/, Greek Ελάρη) is a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905 and is named after the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus. Charles Dillon Perrine (July 28, 1867 – June 21, 1951) was an American-Argentine astronomer. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes, around another object, whilst under the influence of a source of centripetal force, such as gravity. ... In classical geometry, a radius of a circle or sphere is any line segment with one endpoint on the circle (i. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... // Basic explanation The velocity of an object is simply its speed in a particular direction. ... 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. ... 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. ... For the geometric term, see diameter. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Volume, also called capacity, is a quantification of how much space an object occupies. ... A cubic kilometre (symbol km³) is an SI derived unit of volume. ... Mass is a property of physical objects that, roughly speaking, measures the amount of matter they contain. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... It has been suggested that Law of universal gravitation be merged into this article or section. ... Acceleration is the time rate of change of velocity, and at any point on a v-t graph, it is given by the gradient of the tangent to that point In physics, acceleration (symbol: a) is defined as the rate of change (or time derivative) of velocity. ... On a prograde planet like the Earth, the sidereal day is shorter than the solar day. ... Axial tilt is an astronomical term regarding the inclination angle of a planets rotational axis in relation to its orbital plane. ... The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... The title of this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... diurnal (daily) rhythm of air pressure in northern Germany (black curve is air pressure) Atmospheric pressure is the pressure above any area in the Earths atmosphere caused by the weight of air. ... The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure. ... This is a version of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English sounds. ... 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. ... Charles Dillon Perrine (July 28, 1867 – June 21, 1951) was an American-Argentine astronomer. ... The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory, owned and operated by the University of California. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... In Greek mythology the minor figure of Tityas (more commonly Tityus), a Titan-like figure of unbridled lust, was the son of Elara, who was a daughter of Orchomenus (Apollodorus) and one of Zeus many conquests. ...

Elara did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as Jupiter VII. It was sometimes called "Hera". 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (Greek or ) was the wife and sister of Zeus. ...

It belongs to the Himalia group, five moons orbiting between 11 and 13 Gm from Jupiter at an inclination of about 27.5°. The Himalia group is a dynamical grouping of Jupiters moons, which share similar orbits. ...

External links

• Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 178 (1905) 1
• Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 17 (1905) 62
• Astronomische Nachrichten, 169 (1905) 43/44

Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Lysithea (lye-sith-ee-a or li-sith-ee-a, IPA , ; Greek Λυσιθέα) is a moon of Jupiter. ... S/2000 J 11 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. ...