Amalthea is a moon of Jupiter, the third closest to the planet at 181,365 km away (about Jupiter radii from the centre of the planet). At just 250

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Amalthea is a moon of Jupiter, the third closest to the planet at 181,365 km away (about Jupiter radii from the centre of the planet). At just 250 km across at its widest point – its shape is not spherical - Amalthea is small, likely a captured asteroid. From its surface, Jupiter spans an enormous 37 degrees of the sky.

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Photo credit: © Mark Garlick / Alamy / Afripics
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