Scott S. Sheppard: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Scott S. Sheppard is an astronomer based at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii. He is credited with the discovery of many small moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Among the named moons he has been involved in the discovery of are:

• Themisto (2000), first discovered by Charles Kowal in 1975
• Harpalyke (2000)
• Praxidike (2000)
• Chaldene (2000)
• Isonoe (2000)
• Erinome (2000)
• Taygete (2000)
• Kalyke (2000)
• Megaclite (2000)
• Euporie (2001)
• Orthosie (2001)
• Euanthe (2001)
• Thyone (2001)
• Hermippe (2001)
• Iocaste (2000)
• Pasithee (2001)
• Aitne (2001)
• Eurydome (2001)
• Autonoe (2001)
• Sponde (2001)