Sponde, a moon of Jupiter
Classification
Natural satellite of Jupiter
Average distance from Jupiter
23,146,500 km
14,382,541 miles
14,382,541 miles
Diameter across equator
2 km
1 miles
1 miles
Time to orbit Jupiter
748 days
Year of Discovery
2001
Origin of Name
Sponde is one of the Horae, or Hours, goddesses of the different times of the day. Sponde was goddess of the seventh hour of the day a time when a libation, or pouring of a drink as an offering to the gods, was made after lunch. The Horae are all daughter
