Moon
Amalthea
Moon of Jupiter
Moon of Jupiter
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Amalthea is a moon of Jupiter. It has the third-closest orbit around Jupiter among known moons and was the fifth moon of Jupiter to be discovered, so it is also known as Jupiter V. It is also the fifth-largest moon of Jupiter, after the four Galilean moons. Edward Emerson Barnard discovered the moon on 9 September 1892 and named it after Amalthea of Greek mythology. It was the last natural satellite to be discovered by direct visual observation; all later moons were discovered by photographic or digital imaging.
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Key facts
Distance
Orbits Jupiter
Orbits
Jupiter
Mean radius
83.5 km
Orbital period
0.5 days
Discovered
1892 · Edward Emerson Barnard
Orbits
Jupiter
