The moon is more than 4.5 billion years old
384.405 kilometers away from Earth
The only celestial body on which man has set foot
Where leaps have been taken

The moon has a light side
An intimate friend when everything is dark
In Nordic summers, it hangs light as a feather over fjords,
cornfields and new love
Reassuring and calm

The moon has a dark side
With a mysterious pull
Control of ebb and tide and the creation of new life
Lunatic asylums
Werewolves

Amalthea
Orbiting within Io’s orbit, which is the innermost of the four largest moons of Jupiter. Amalthea is the reddest object in the solar system and it appears to give out more heat than it receives from the sun. (NASA)
Amalthea is named for a naiad who nursed the newborn Jupiter (Greek mythology).
Diameter 140 cm. Fumed Oak and leaf silver. LED light. Year 2024.