A·dras·te·a ( -dr s t -)n. The satellite of Jupiter that is second in distance from the planet. [Latin Adr  sta, daughter of Jupiter and distributor of rewards and punishments, from Greek Adrsteia, so called from an altar erected to her by Adrastos, king of Argos.] |
Adrastea [əˈdræstɪə]
n
(Astronomy) a small satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1979
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