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Moon

Callisto

The most heavily cratered surface in the Solar System. Geologically dead, an ancient surface ~4 billion years old.

TypeMoon
Parent bodyJupiter
Radius2,410 km · 0.378 R⊕
Mass1.076 × 10²³ kg · 0.018 M⊕
Mean density1.83 g/cm³
Surface gravity1.24 m/s² · 0.13 × Earth
Escape velocity2.44 km/s
Rotation periodTidally locked (always shows the same face)
Orbital radius1,882,700 km (Jupiter)
Eccentricity0.007
Orbital period16.7 days

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