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USS Amalthea (NCC-80108) was a Luna-class exploration cruiser on active duty in Starfleet during the late 24th century. (Star Trek: Titan novel: Sword of Damocles)

By 2380, the Amalthea was assigned to Starfleet's Small Magellanic Cloud exploratory expedition. (Star Trek: Prometheus: "M'Jallan")

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Amalthea, as is true of her sister ships of the Luna-class, was named after a natural satellite within the Sol system. Amalthea (moon) (aka Jupiter V) is a moon of Jupiter.

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