2000
Outer Jovian Moon Survey
A survey led by Sheppard identifies several previously unknown irregular moons around Jupiter.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Mauna Kea in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
A survey led by Sheppard identifies several previously unknown irregular moons around Jupiter.
Helps recover the lost Jovian moon Themisto, allowing its orbit to be established securely.
Sheppard and collaborators discover another group of small irregular moons orbiting Jupiter.
Discovers S 2003 J9 during a survey that greatly expands the known population of Jupiter's irregular moons.
Provenance
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