Jupiter found 12 new satellites. One of them can be faced with others – Science and Computer Science

Astronomers have discovered 12 new satellites of Jupiter . The discovery increases the number of satellites known to the planet at 79, and that is the largest number of satellites around a planet in our solar system.

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Scientists discovered new Jupiter satellites in March 2017 during the quest for Planet Nine, a mysterious planet that they believe lies at the edge of our solar system. Jupiter was then in the place where astronomers conducted their quest. The process of observing and confirming the discovery with the help of several telescopes took about a year

Nine new satellites were found very far from Jupiter, at a distance of about 25 million kilometers. They move in retrograde orbit at the opposite of the rotation of the planet. Astronomer Scott Sheppard and his team believe that these satellites are the remains of three large satellites that collapsed in the face of other satellites, asteroids or comets.

Two other new satellites are closer to Jupiter and move along a lost orbit, corresponding to the direction of motion of the planet. They are also considered parts of a larger satellite. They hang around Jupiter a little less than a year.

Another satellite, named "Valettuo" – in honor of the Roman goddess of health and hygiene, is a great goddess of the god of Jupiter. Sheppard believes that he can be the smallest companion of Jupiter – his diameter is about a kilometer. It turns into orbit, unlike any other satellite on the planet.

Valettuo has a lost orbit, but is farther away and is on a different slope. This means that his trajectories intersect with external retrograde satellites and can come into contact with them.