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Megaclite
Related Category: Astronomy: General
in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.
2000 S/2000 J 7 Taygete XX Jupiter 23312 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 9 Chaldene XXI Jupiter 23387 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 10 Kalyke XXIIIJupiter 23745 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 2 Callirrhoe XVII Jupiter 24100 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/1999 J 1 Megaclite XIX ...
By the way, the recently proposed new moon names are: Themisto, Iocaste, Harpalyke, Praxidike, Taygete, Chaldene, Kalyke, Callirrhoe, Megaclite, Isonoe, and Erinsome.
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, ...
77e16 Nicholson 1914 Names for the newer (discovered in the year 2000 or before) moons have been established (Oct 22, 2002): Jupiter XVII Callirrhoe = S/1999 J 1 Jupiter XVIII Themisto = S/1975 J 1 = S/2000 J 1 Jupiter XIX Megaclite = S/2000 J 8 ...
 See also: Harpalyke, Solar System, Themisto, Taygete, Jupiter
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