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Metis (moon): Characters & Science

Metis /ˈmiːtɪs/, also known as Jupiter XVI, is the innermost known moon of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1979 in images taken by Voyager 1, and was named in 1983 after the Titaness Metis, the first wife of Zeus and the mother of Athena. Additional observations made between early 1996 and September 2003 by the Galileo spacecraft allowed its surface to be…

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Metis (moon) topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Metis (moon).

Related topics
28
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
42
Extracted relationships
27
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
42

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 12 topics
Discovery and observations · 7 topics
Orbit and rotation · 6 topics
Physical characteristics · 2 topics
Relationship with Jupiter's rings · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Absolute magnitude (H)
10.5
Adjectives
Metidian, Metidean /mɛˈtɪdiən/
Albedo
0.061±0.003
Apoapsis
128026 km[a]
Apparent magnitude
17.5 (V)
Average orbital speed
31.501 km/s[a]

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Discovery and observations

Physical characteristics

Orbit and rotation

Relationship with Jupiter's rings

Sources

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Metis (moon) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Metis (moon) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Metis (moon) → 10.5 Another extracted example is Metis (moon) → Metidian, Metidean /mɛˈtɪdiən/. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Metis (moon)

Top relations

Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
Metis (moon) → 10.5
Adjectives · 1
Metis (moon) → Metidian, Metidean /mɛˈtɪdiən/
Albedo · 1
Metis (moon) → 0.061±0.003
Apoapsis · 1
Metis (moon) → 128026 km[a]
Apparent magnitude · 1
Metis (moon) → 17.5 (V)
Average orbital speed · 1
Metis (moon) → 31.501 km/s[a]
Axial tilt · 1
Metis (moon) → ≈ 0°
Dimensions · 1
Metis (moon) → 60 km × 40 km × 34 km
Discovered by · 1
Metis (moon) → S. Synnott
Discovery date · 1
Metis (moon) → 4 March 1979

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

jupiter metis jupiter's bibcode doi orbit 10 galileo satellites science moons surface discovery within ring also km density taken inner

Metis (moon) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 27 structured relationships around Metis (moon). Examples in this analysis include Metis (moon) → Absolute magnitude (H) → 10.5 and Metis (moon) → Adjectives → Metidian, Metidean /mɛˈtɪdiən/. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Metis (moon)Absolute magnitude (H)10.51.00infobox
Metis (moon)AdjectivesMetidian, Metidean /mɛˈtɪdiən/1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Albedo0.061±0.0031.00infobox
Metis (moon)Apoapsis128026 km[a]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Apparent magnitude17.5 (V)1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Average orbital speed31.501 km/s[a]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Axial tilt≈ 0°1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Dimensions60 km × 40 km × 34 km1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Discovered byS. Synnott1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Discovery date4 March 19791.00infobox
Metis (moon)Eccentricity0.00021.00infobox
Metis (moon)Escape velocity0.5–19 m/s[c]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Inclination0.06° (to Jupiter's equator)1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Mass>6.2×1016 kg (likely)[a]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Mean density>1.5 g/cm3 (likely)1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Mean orbit radius128000 km (1.792 RJ)1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Mean radius21.5±2.0 km1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Named afterΜήτις Mētis1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Orbital period (sidereal)0.294780 d (7 h, 4.5 min)1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Periapsis127974 km[a]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Pronunciation/ˈmiːtɪs/1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Satellite ofJupiter1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Surface area6080 km21.00infobox
Metis (moon)Surface gravity0.8 cm/s2 (average)[b]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Synodic rotation periodsynchronous1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Temperature≈ 123 K[a]1.00infobox
Metis (moon)Volume41300 km31.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Metis (moon) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Also, Known and Surface. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Metis (moon)
    • Also
    • Known
    • Surface
    • Jupiter's
    • Discovered
    • Named
    • Taken
    • Galileo
    • Orbit
    • Adrastea
    • Shape
    • Voyager
  • metis (moon)
    • Also
    • Known
    • Surface
    • Jupiter's
    • Discovered
    • Named
    • Taken
    • Galileo
    • Orbit
    • Adrastea
    • Shape
    • Voyager
  • moon of jupiter
    • Satellites
    • Metis
    • Also
    • Discovery
    • Km
    • Known
    • Orbit
    • Main
    • Inner
    • Ring
    • Within
    • Moons
  • metis
    • Surface
    • Jupiter's
    • Discovered
    • Named
    • Taken
    • Galileo
    • Orbit
    • Adrastea
    • Shape
    • Voyager
    • Density
    • Discovery
  • jupiter
    • Satellites
    • Metis
    • Discovery
    • Km
    • Orbit
    • Main
    • Inner
    • Ring
    • Within
    • Moons
    • Jupiter's
    • Known
  • main ring of jupiter
    • Within
    • Ring
    • Km
    • Orbits
    • Satellites
    • Metis
    • Discovery
    • Orbit
    • Main
    • Inner
    • Moons
    • Jupiter's
  • inner satellites of jupiter
    • Small
    • Satellites
    • Metis
    • Moons
    • September
    • Discovery
    • Km
    • Orbit
    • Jupiter's
    • Main
    • Inner
    • Jupiter
  • relationship with jupiter's rings
    • Orbit
    • Small
    • Metis
    • Burns
    • Discovery
    • Inner
    • Km
    • Ring
    • System
    • Moons
    • Known
    • Named

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Metis (moon), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Metis (moon) with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Metis (moon)Overview · splits 30 ⟂ 13
Metis (moon)Sources · splits 34 ⟂ 9
Metis (moon)Discovery and observations · splits 35 ⟂ 8
Metis (moon)Orbit and rotation · splits 36 ⟂ 7
Metis (moon)Physical characteristics · splits 40 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Metis (moon)

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples27
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Metis (moon) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Metis (moon) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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