Adrastea

Adrastea — moon orbiting Jupiter, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Adrastea in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

A tiny moon riding at the outer edge of Jupiter’s main ring. Like its neighbour Metis, it circles Jupiter faster than the planet turns.

Radius

8.2 km

Orbit

129k km from Jupiter

Period

0.30 days

Discovered

1979 — in Voyager 2 images

Lives in

The outer edge of Jupiter’s main ring

Shape

About 20 × 16 × 14 km; drawn as a sphere

Explore Adrastea in 3D

Cosmoscope places Adrastea in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.