Carme ("KAR mee") is one of
Jupiter's moons. It was discovered by [Seth Barnes Nicholson]
? at [Mount Wilson]
?,
California in July
1938. It is named for the mother by
Zeus of Britomartis
?, a
Cretan goddess.
- Orbital radius: 22,600,000 km
- diameter: 40 km
- mass: 9.56*1016 kg
- Orbital period: 692 days
- Orbital inclination: 163°