Amalthea in 3D — live position and orbit

Jupiter's reddest moon, tidally locked with its long axis always pointing at the planet, likely stained by sulfur from Io.

Amalthea is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Amalthea; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

83.5 km

Mass

2.47 × 10¹⁸ kg

Surface gravity

0.02 m/s²

Mean temperature

-108 °C

Orbits

Jupiter

Distance from the Sun

0.001 AU

Orbital period

0.50 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0