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Carme

Carme: Red Moon of Jupiter

Carme is a small irregular-shaped moon of the planet Jupiter. Not much is known about it.

For a listing of all moons, see Moons of the Planets.

Carme Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 7.77 x 1016
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 18
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 3.1
      1. Distance from planet (km)
      2. 23,700,000
      1. Rotational period (days)
      1. Orbital period (days)
      2. -758
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. -2.27
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.275
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 153
      1. Albedo
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 18.3
      1. Atmosphere