Carme

Carme was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Of the 16 moons it is the 3th farthest from Jupiter, with a standoff distance of 22,600,000 km. Carme is one of the small moons, about the size of the city of Los Angeles, and is 44 km (27 miles) wide.

As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Carme are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn
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Image from: NASA

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Carme

Carme was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Of the 16 moons it is the 3th farthest from Jupiter, with a standoff distance of 22,600,000 km. Carme is one of the small moons, about the size of the city of Los Angeles, and is 44 km (27 miles) wide.

As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Carme are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Carme
Return to Jupiter
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Carme

Carme was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Of the 16 moons it is the 3th farthest from Jupiter. Carme is one of the small moons, about the size of the city of Los Angeles.

As a small moon, the composition and surface features of Carme can't be seen.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Carme
Return to Jupiter
Return to moons



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