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Elara (Moon) Elara (ee-lair'-a) is a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905 and is named after the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus. Elara did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as Jupiter VII. It was sometimes called "Hera". It belongs to the Himalia group, five moons orbiting between 11 and 13 Gm from Jupiter at an inclination of about 27.5. External links
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