Megaclite

Megaclite is one of Jupiter's irregular moons. It was discovered on November 25, 2000, by a team of astronomers led by Scott S. Sheppard. Megaclite is part of the Pasiphae Group, a collection of irregular moons with similar orbital characteristics. Megaclite's small size and distant orbit around Jupiter limit the available information about its physical characteristics, composition, and surface features. It follows a retrograde, highly inclined orbit around Jupiter, moving in the opposite direction of the planet's rotation and at an angle to the plane of Jupiter's equator. Irregular moons like Megaclite are believed to have originated from captured asteroids or fragments resulting from collisions.