[moon] Amalthea (ə {respell|am-əl|THEE|ə}; Αμάλθεια) is the third moon of Jupiter in order of distance from the planet. It was discovered on September 9, 1892, by Edward Emerson Barnard and named after Amalthea, a nymph in Greek mythology.{sfn|Barnard|1892} It is also known as Jupiter V. Amalthea is in a close orbit around Jupite... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalthea_(moon)
small, potato-shaped moon of the planet Jupiter and the only Jovian satellite other than the four discovered by Galileo in 1610 to have been found by ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/55
Amalthea imaged by Voyager 1. Credit: NASA An inner moon of Jupiter. Amalthea is the largest of Jupiter's non-Galilean satellites and one of four moons that circle around Jupiter inside the orbit of Io. Amalthea is potato-shaped like the Martian moon Phobos but 10 times bigger. Two large crater... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/Amalthea.html