Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Metis
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByStephen Synnott (Voyager 2)
Date of Discovery1980
Average Distance from Jupiter128,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius30 km (metric)
Mass90,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)0.294780 Earth days
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