Sinope is one of the outer moons of Jupiter, belonging to its larger group of irregular moons. It was discovered in 1914 by the American astronomer E. E. Barnard and is named after Sinope, a figure from Greek mythology who was a nymph loved by the river god Asopus. Sinope is characterized by its relatively large size among Jupiter's irregular moons, with a diameter of about 38 kilometers (24 miles).
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