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Elara

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Elara (pronounced "EE lar uh") is a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905 and is named after the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus.

  • Orbital radius: 11,737,000 km
  • Diameter: 76 km
  • Mass: 7.77×1017 kg
  • Orbital period: 259.7 days
  • Orbital inclination: 28°