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Ananke

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Also known as Jupiter XII

moon of Jupiter

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Ananke is a small moon that orbits Jupiter, discovered in 1951. It is one of many moons around Jupiter and helps astronomers understand the diversity of objects in the Jovian system.

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Encyclopedic overview

Ananke (/əˈnæŋki/), also known as Jupiter XII, is one of the larger retrograde irregular moons of Jupiter.

Discovery and naming

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ananke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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