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Amalthea becomes the last moon to be discovered without the use of photography.

Historical image related to Amalthea becomes the last moon to be discovered without the use of photography. from September 9, 1892

Amalthea (moon)

Moon of Jupiter

Amalthea is a moon of Jupiter. It has the third-closest orbit around Jupiter among known moons and was the fifth moon of Jupiter to be discovered, so it is also known as Jupiter V. It is also the fifth-largest moon of Jupiter, after the four Galilean moons. Edward Emerson…
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