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Amalthea and companions

Raoul — 6/5/2003 3:45:37 PM (archived)

According to my Ciel et Espace magazine, Amalthea has got 7 to 9 rocks (stadium sized) orbiting it, discovered by Galileo during it's last flyby.

http://www.solarviews.com/browse/jup/amalthe6.jpg

Talking about the wolf....here!

Raoul

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Amalthea and companions - Raoul - 6/5/2003 3:45:37 PM
- re: Amalthea and companions - Tom Brosz - 6/6/2003 4:38:42 PM
- Doesn't look like six-seven separate objects; it looks...bizarre. - Jacob Samorodin - 6/6/2003 4:08:08 PM
  - re: Doesn't look like six-seven separate objects - Tom Brosz - 6/6/2003 5:00:50 PM

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