Is Amalthea a Captured Trojan Asteroid of Jupiter?

The Galileo spacecraft has found Jupiter’s inner regular moon Amalthea to be a porous assemblage of rock and ice. This and other factors point to Amalthea having first condensed in a solar orbit.

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Published in:Highlights of astronomy 2005, Vol.13, p.901-901
Main Author: Prentice, Andrew J. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Galileo spacecraft has found Jupiter’s inner regular moon Amalthea to be a porous assemblage of rock and ice. This and other factors point to Amalthea having first condensed in a solar orbit.
ISSN:1539-2996
DOI:10.1017/S1539299600017470