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Jupiter XLII · S/2003 J 22
Introduction
- Type
- Irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter; Group: Ananke group.Source: [1] Wikipedia
- Discovery
- Discovered: Images of Feb. 9, 2003; found in 2004; Discoverers: Scott S. Sheppard and Brett J. Gladman.Source: [1] Wikipedia, [2] NASA Science
Physical
- Size
- Diameter: ≈ 2 km.Source: [1] Wikipedia
- Mass
- Not measured in our sources.
- Rotation
- Not measured in our sources.
- Surface composition
- Not measured in detail in our sources.
- Moons
- None reported in our sources.
Orbit & access
- Orbit
- Mean distance: ≈ 21.0 million km from Jupiter; Orbital period: ≈ 621 days; Inclination: ≈ 151° (retrograde); Eccentricity: ≈ 0.23.Source: [3] NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics
- Accessibility (Δv / travel time)
- Model assumptionAbout 10.5 km/s of ideal Δv from low Earth orbit (6.30 km/s to depart + 4.17 km/s to arrive), and about 2.7 years for an ideal transfer.Model calculation from our Space Resource Intelligence (SRI) sample report: ideal transfer to the parent planet, then capture into this moon's orbit; no gravity assists. Real trajectories differ.
- Mission history
- No spacecraft visit is listed in our sources. What is known comes from telescopes.
Resources & economy
- Believed resources
- Model assumptionOur model looks at water / volatiles for propellant and life support. Usable fraction assumed at 0.02–0.1 of extracted material (bear to bull). Composition of small irregular moons is unmeasured; water content is a pure SRI assumption.SRI sample-model assumption, not a measurement.
- Economic outlook
- Model assumptionScientific value now; any resource value is long-horizon option value. Our sample model gives an NPV of about −$2,014M (bear), −$1,170M (base) and $2,594M (bull).Model output from our SRI sample valuation model (launch, product value, transit, extraction and discount-rate inputs are scenario assumptions, not forecasts). Not investment advice.
- Business uses
- Information products, science partnerships, and a (very long-shot) in-space resource case. See the Business page. Open →