GAIA - Himalia

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Himalia is the fifth largest moon orbiting Jupiter. With a mean radius of 85 km assuming an albedo of 0.04), it's only about 5% the size of the fourth largest moon, Europa. But it's by far the largest member of the Himalia group, a family of Jovian satellites which have similar orbits and appearance, and are therefore thought to have a common origin. Himalia may be the largest remaining chunk of an asteroid (a C- or D-class asteroid, judging by the fact that it reflects only about 4% of the light it receives), which had several pieces broken off in a collision either before or after being captured by Jupiter's gravity. In this scenario, those pieces became the other moons in the Himalia group: Leda, Lysithea and Elara. A fifth moon, called S/2000 J11, only about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) in radius, was considered a candidate for this group. However, it was lost before its orbit could be definitively determined. It may have crashed into Himalia, reuniting two pieces of the former asteroid, and perhaps creating a faint temporary ring of Jupiter near the orbit of Himalia. At a distance of about 7.1 million miles (11.5 million kilometers) from Jupiter, Himalia takes about 251 Earth days to complete one orbit.

Tracklist:
1. GAIA - Metis
2. GAIA - Adrastea
3. GAIA - Amalthea
4. GAIA - Thebe
5. GAIA - Themisto
6. GAIA - Leda
7. GAIA - Himalia
8. GAIA - Jupiter LXXI (S/2018J1)
9. GAIA - Jupiter LXV (S/2017J4)
10. GAIA - Lysithea [Sine Square Noise]
11. GAIA - Elara
12. GAIA - Dia [Computer Electronic]
13. GAIA - Carpo
14. GAIA - Io
15. GAIA - Europa
16. GAIA - Ganymede
17. GAIA - Callisto
18. GAIA - Euporie
19. GAIA - - (Lost) (S/2003J12) [Moons Of Jupiter]
20. GAIA - Valetudo
21. GAIA - Jupiter LX (S/2003J3)

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