Ganymede (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBGanymede, or Jupiter III, is the largest and most massive natural satellite of Jupiter and in the Solar System. It is the largest Solar System object without a substantial atmosphere, despite being the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial magnetic field.
Ganymede (mythology) - Wikipedia
WEBIn Greek mythology, Ganymede (/ ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ m iː d /) or Ganymedes (/ ɡ æ n ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z /; Ancient Greek: Γανυμήδης Ganymēdēs) is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals and tells the story of how he was abducted by the gods to serve as Zeus's cup-bearer in Olympus.
Ganymede: Facts - NASA Science
WEBJupiter’s moon Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, bigger than the planet Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on Ganymede.
Ganymede | Greek Mythology, Stories, & Kidnapping | Britannica
WEBGanymede, in Greek legend, the son of Tros (or Laomedon), king of Troy. Because of his unusual beauty, he was carried off either by the gods or by Zeus, disguised as an eagle, or, according to a Cretan account, by Minos, to serve as cupbearer.
Ganymede - NASA Science
WEBJupiter’s icy moon Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, even bigger than the planet Mercury, and the dwarf planet Pluto. There’s strong evidence that Ganymede has an underground saltwater ocean that may hold more water …
Ganymede: Exploration - NASA Science
WEBNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided important contributions to what we know about Ganymede – including the best evidence yet that Ganymede may have an underground saltwater ocean, opening up the possibility that Jupiter’s largest moon is another candidate for life beyond Earth.
Ganymede: A guide to the largest moon in the solar system - Space.com
WEBMay 6, 2023 · Ganymede is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter, orbiting at about 665,000 miles (1,070 million kilometers). It takes Ganymede about seven Earth days to orbit...
Ganymede | Facts & Features | Britannica
WEBMar 29, 2024 · Ganymede, largest of Jupiter’s satellites and of all the satellites in the solar system. One of the Galilean moons, it was discovered by the Italian astronomer Galileo in 1610. It was probably also discovered independently that same year by the German astronomer Simon Marius, who named it after.
NASA’s Juno to Get a Close Look at Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
WEBJun 3, 2021 · Ganymede is bigger than the planet Mercury and is the only moon in the solar system with its own magnetosphere – a bubble-shaped region of charged particles surrounding the celestial body.
See the First Images NASA’s Juno Took As It Sailed by Ganymede
WEBJun 8, 2021 · The first two images from NASA Juno’s June 7, 2021, flyby of Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede have been received on Earth.
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