Kore is a small irregular moon of Jupiter, only about two kilometres across, belonging to the Pasiphae group of retrograde moons. It orbits the planet at a great distance, in the opposite direction to Jupiter's rotation, and is believed to be a fragment of a larger captured body. It was discovered in a survey of the planet's outer moons by astronomers at the University of Hawaii. Its name is another name for Persephone, the goddess of the underworld and daughter of Zeus and Demeter, from the Greek word for maiden.
Before and after
- 6 February 2003Discovery of S/2003 J 23
- 8 February 2003Discovery of Herse
- 8 February 2003Discovery of Aoede
- 8 February 2003Discovery of Hegemone
- 8 February 2003Discovery of Kore
- 8 February 2003Discovery of S/2003 J 12
- 9 February 2003Discovery of Carpo
- 9 February 2003Discovery of Thelxinoe
- 9 February 2003Discovery of Mneme
More in Universe & space
- 4 October 1957Launch of Sputnik 1
- 22 October 1969Discovery of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
- 14 September 1974Discovery of Leda
- 28 July 1989Discovery of Galatea
- 15 May 2005Discovery of Hydra
- 19 January 2006Launch of New Horizons
The era
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