Carme is an irregular outer moon of Jupiter, discovered in July 1938 by Seth Nicholson at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California. It orbits far from the planet on a tilted path in the retrograde direction, and it is the largest member and namesake of the Carme group, whose members share similar orbits and are thought to be fragments of a single captured body. Carme is about 46 kilometres across and has a reddish colour. It was known as Jupiter XI until 1975, when it was named after a figure of Greek mythology who was loved by Zeus and was the mother of Britomartis.
Before and after
- 8 April 1938Birth of Kofi Annan
- 29 June 1938Establishment of Olympic National Park
- 6 July 1938Discovery of Lysithea
- 16 July 1938Construction of London Luton Airport
- 30 July 1938Discovery of Carme
- 9 August 1938Birth of Leonid Kuchma
- 30 September 1938Munich agreement
- 9 October 1938Birth of Heinz Fischer
- 29 October 1938Birth of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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