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 | Greek Mythology, Stories, & Kidnapping | Britannica
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Ganymede, 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: Facts - NASA Science
WEBGanymede has a radius of 1,635 miles (2,631 kilometers) and is the largest moon in our solar system. It’s bigger than Mercury and Pluto. Ganymede is about 665,000 miles (1.07 million kilometers) from Jupiter, which orbits about 484 million miles (778 million kilometers) from the Sun. Jupiter is 5.2 astronomical units away from the Sun. One ...
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 — A guide to the largest moon in the solar system ...
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: 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 (Moon) Facts
WEBGanymede Moon Facts. Ganymede is Jupiter’s largest moon and also the largest moon in the solar system. Ganymede was discovered in 1610 by astronomer Galileo Galilei and is named for the mythical Greek son of a King who was …
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
WEBOn Monday, June 7, at 1:35 p.m. EDT (10:35 a.m. PDT), NASA’s Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles (1,038 kilometers) of the surface of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. The flyby will be the closest a spacecraft has come to the solar system’s largest natural satellite since NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made its penultimate close ...
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