Kalyke, a moon of Jupiter
Classification
Natural satellite of Jupiter
Average distance from Jupiter
23,377,400 km
14,526,015 miles
14,526,015 miles
Diameter across equator
7 km
4 miles
4 miles
Time to orbit Jupiter
743 days
Year of Discovery
2000
Origin of Name
Kalyke (also spelt Calyce in mythology) was the mother of Endymion. Either Zeus or Kalyke's husband Aethlius was the father. In other sources, she is the mother of Aethlius, not his wife, and didn't give birth to Endymion. The moon received its name in Oc
