PASIPHAE - MOON OF JUPITER

Pasiphae was the daughter of Helios and Perse, and the wife of King Minos of Crete. She was the mother of the man-beast known as the Minotaur who lived in the labyrinth below the palace of Minos. Pasiphae was found by Melotte in 1908.

Orbit

Pasiphae orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23.5 million kilometres. Pasiphae's orbit is retrograde - it orbits in the opposite direction to Jupiter's rotation. Pasiphae takes 735 days to complete one orbit.

The orbits of the outer group of Jupiter's outer moons.

Physical properties

Pasiphae is about 50 kilometres across. Its mass and density are unknown.

Interior

There is no information concerning the interior.

Surface

Nothing is known about the surface.

Magnetic field

No magnetic field has been detected.

Atmosphere

No atmosphere has been detected.