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18 Melpomene
ORBITS:
Sun
SMALL CELESTIAL BODY
18 Melpomene. A journey of about 3.48 years around the Sun.
Discover 18 Melpomene in the main asteroid belt, with an orbital semi-major axis of about 2.3 astronomical units and a reported diameter of roughly 140 km, then explore its place in the Solar System on the SPACE-di interactive map.
naif:
2000018
Reference material: NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 3D render credits
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18 Melpomene: exploring our Solar System’s small worlds…
18 Melpomene is a small body in the Solar System, our region of space within the universe. The Sun is the star at the centre of this system. Explore its story and place in our planetary neighbourhood, then find it on the interactive 3D space map.
18 Melpomene — A catalogued small Solar System body. Its inclusion here reflects scientific, historical or mission relevance rather than completeness of the known population.