Carme
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| Orbital period | 702 days |
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| Discovered | July 30, 1938 |
| Mean radius | 23 km |
| Gravity | 0.017 m/s² |
| Discoverer | Seth Barnes Nicholson |
| Pronunci | /ˈkɑːrmiː/ |
| Synod rotat period | 10.40±0.05 h |
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| ID | 4069590 |
About Carme
Carme is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938. It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess.