About the Inner Moons
Metis and Adrastea lie within Jupiter's main ring. They may be the source of the material comprising the ring
Metis and Adrastea orbit inside the synchronous orbit radius and inside the Roche limit. They may be small enough to avoid tidal disruption but their orbits will eventually decay.
Adrastea is one of the smallest moons in the solar system
Amalthea and Himalia are Jupiter's fifth and sixth largest moons; they are about the same size but only 1/15 the size of next larger one, Europa.
Like most of Jupiter's moons, Amalthea rotates synchronously; its long axis is pointed toward Jupiter.
Amalthea is the reddest object in the solar system. The reddish color is apparently due to sulfur originating from Io.