Lysithea is a small moon of Jupiter, discovered on 6 July 1938 by the American astronomer Seth B. Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. It orbits far from the planet and is a member of the Himalia group, a family of irregular moons with similar orbits that probably came from the break-up of a larger captured body. Lysithea is only about 36 kilometers across. For decades it was known only by a number and a provisional name, and it received its present name in 1975. It is named after Lysithea, a figure in Greek mythology described as a lover of Zeus, the counterpart of the Roman Jupiter.
Before and after
- 12 March 1938Anschluss
- from 24 March 1938 to 1 April 1946National Mobilization Law
- 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
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