Ganymede (moon)
Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ m iː d / [11] ( Jupiter III ) is the largest and most massive moon of Jupiter and in the Solar System . The ninth largest object in the Solar System, it is the largest without a substantial atmosphere. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi) and is 8% larger than the planet Mercury , although only 45% as massive. [12] Possessing a metallic core , it has the lowest moment of inertia factor of any solid body in the Solar System and is the only moon known to have a magnetic field . It is the third of the Galilean moons , the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet, and the seventh satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Ganymede orbits Jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively.
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Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ m iː d / [11] ( Jupiter III ) is the largest and most massive moon of Jupiter and in the Solar System . The ninth largest object in the Solar System, it is the largest without a substantial atmosphere. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi) and is 8% larger than the planet Mercury , although only 45% as massive. [12] Possessing a metallic core , it has the lowest moment of inertia factor of any solid body in the Solar System and is the only moon known to have a magnetic field . It is the third of the Galilean moons , the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet, and the seventh satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Ganymede orbits Jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. |
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Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ m iː d / [11] ( Jupiter III ) is the largest and most massive moon of Jupiter and in the Solar System . The ninth largest object in the Solar System, it is the largest without a substantial atmosphere. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi) and is 8% larger than the planet Mercury , although only 45% as massive. [12] Possessing a metallic core , it has the lowest moment of inertia factor of any solid body in the Solar System and is the only moon known to have a magnetic field . It is the third of the Galilean moons , the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet, and the seventh satellite outward from Jupiter , [13] Ganymede orbits Jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. |
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Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n [invalid input: 'ɨ'] m iː d / [12] ( Jupiter III ) is the largest moon of Jupiter and in the Solar System , and the only moon known to have a magnetic field . It is the seventh satellite outward from Jupiter [13] and third of the Galilean moons , the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet. Ganymede orbits Jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. Ganymede has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8 % larger than the planet Mercury , but its mass is only 45 % that of Mercury. [14] Ganymede is 2 % larger than Saturn's Titan (second-largest moon of the Solar System). At 2.02 times the mass of the Moon , it is the most massive planetary satellite. [15] It is the ninth-largest object in the Solar System, and the largest without a substantial atmosphere. |
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Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n [invalid input: 'ɨ'] m iː d / [12] ( Jupiter III ) is the largest moon of Jupiter and in the Solar System , and the only moon known to have a magnetosphere . It is the seventh satellite outward from Jupiter [13] and third of the Galilean moons , the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet. Ganymede orbits Jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. Ganymede has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than the planet Mercury , but its mass is only 45% that of Mercury. [14] Ganymede is 2% larger than Saturn's Titan , the Solar System's second-largest moon. At 2.02 times the mass of the Moon , it is the most massive planetary satellite. [15] It is the ninth-largest object in the Solar System, and the largest without a substantial atmosphere. |
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Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n [invalid input: 'ɨ'] m iː d / [12] ( Jupiter III ) is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System . It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury , but has only 45% of the latter's mass . [14] Its diameter is 2% larger than that of Saturn's Titan , the second largest moon. It also has the highest mass of all planetary satellites, with 2.02 times the mass of the Earth's moon . [15] |
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Ganymede / ˈ ɡ æ n [invalid input: 'ɨ'] m iː d / [12] ( Jupiter III ) is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System . It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury , but has only 45% of the latter's mass . [14] Its diameter is 2% larger than that of Saturn's Titan , the second largest moon. It also has the highest mass of all planetary satellites, with 2.02 times the mass of the Earth's moon . [15] |
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Ganymede / [invalid input: 'icon'] ˈ ɡ æ n [invalid input: 'ɨ'] m iː d / [12] ( Jupiter III ) is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System . It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury , but has only 45% of the latter's mass . [14] Its diameter is 2% larger than that of Titan , the second largest moon. It also has the highest mass of all planetary satellites, with 2.02 times the mass of the Earth's moon . [15] |
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Ganymede ( / [invalid input: 'icon'] ˈ ɡ æ n [invalid input: 'ɨ'] m iː d / ) [12] is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System . It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury , but has only 45% of the latter's mass . [14] Its diameter is 2% larger than that of Titan , the second largest moon. It also has the highest mass of all planetary satellites, with 2.02 times the mass of the Earth's moon . [15] |
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Ganymede ( pronounced /ˈɡænɨmiːd/ (deprecated template) , [12] the figure of Ganymede in Greek mythology ) is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest satellite in the Solar System . It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter . [13] Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3270 miles), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury , but has only 45% of the latter's mass. [14] Its diameter is 2% larger than that of Titan , the second largest moon. It also has the highest mass of all planetary satellites, with 2.02 times the mass of the Earth's moon . [15] |
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Ganymede ( pronounced /ˈɡænɨmiːd/ (deprecated template) , [8] or as Greek Γανυμήδης) is a moon of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System . Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, it is the seventh moon and third Galilean moon from Jupiter . [9] Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively. It is larger in diameter than the planet Mercury but has only about half its mass. It has the highest mass of all planetary satellites with 2.01 times the mass of the Earth's moon. [10] |
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Ganymede ( Template:PronEng GAN -ə-meed , or as Greek Γανυμήδης) is a natural satellite of Jupiter and the largest natural satellite in the Solar System . Completing an orbit in a little more than seven days, it is the seventh satellite and third Galilean satellite from Jupiter. [8] Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the satellites Europa and Io , respectively. It is larger in diameter than the planet Mercury but has only about half its mass. [9] |
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Ganymede ( Template:PronEng , Greek Γανυμήδης) is Jupiter 's largest natural satellite , and the largest natural satellite in the Solar System ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but has only about half its mass. Ganymede is one of four planetary satellites of Jupiter that could be seen with the naked eye under favorable conditions, if not for the brighter light of nearby Jupiter. Other than possibly the other Galilean Satellites , the only planetary satellite visible with the naked eye is our own Moon . |
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Ganymede (gan'-ə-meed, IPA: [ˈgænəmid] ; Greek Γανυμήδης) is Jupiter 's largest moon , and the largest moon in the entire solar system ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is the only planetary satellite (besides the Moon ) that can be seen by the naked eye — but only with very good eyesight during ideal conditions. It may have been discovered by Chinese astronomer Gan De in 364 BC. However, discovery of the moon is generally credited to Galileo Galilei who documented its existence in 1610. The name Ganymede was soon after suggested by Simon Marius , for the cup-bearer of the Greek gods , beloved of Zeus (see Ganymede (mythology) ). This name and the names of the other Galilean satellites fell into disfavor for a considerable time, and were not revived in common use until the mid-20th century. In much of the earlier astronomical literature, it is simply referred to by its Roman numeral designation as Jupiter III or as the "third satellite of Jupiter". Ganymede is the only Galilean moon of Jupiter named after a male figure. |
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Ganymede ( IPA: [ˈgænɪˌmiːd] , gan'-i-meed , Greek Γανυμήδης ) is Jupiter 's largest moon , and indeed the largest moon in the entire solar system ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is much larger than Pluto . Ganymede is the only planetary satellite (besides the Moon) that can be seen by the naked eye - but only with very good eyesight during ideal seeing conditions. Therefore it is no surprise that it was discovered only in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and named after the cup-bearer of the Greek gods , beloved of Zeus (see Ganymede (mythology) ). Although the name "Ganymede" was suggested by Simon Marius soon after its discovery, this name and the names of the other Galilean satellites fell into disfavor for a considerable time, and were not revived in common use until the mid- 20th century . In much of the earlier astronomical literature, it is simply referred to by its Roman numeral designation as Jupiter III or as the "third satellite of Jupiter". Ganymede is the only Galilean moon of Jupiter named after a male figure. |
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Ganymede is Jupiter 's largest moon , and indeed the largest moon in the entire solar system ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is much larger than Pluto . It was discovered in 1609 by Galileo Galilei and named after the cup-bearer of the Greek gods , beloved of Zeus (see Ganymede (mythology) ). It is alternately designated as Jupiter III. Although the name "Ganymede" was suggested by Simon Marius soon after its discovery, this name and the names of the other Galilean satellites curiously fell into disfavor for a considerable time, and were not revived in common use until the mid 20th century. In much of the earlier astronomical literature, it is simply referred to by its Roman numeral designation as "Jupiter III" or as the "third satellite of Jupiter". |
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Ganymede is Jupiter 's largest moon , and indeed the largest moon in the entire solar system ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is much larger than Pluto . It was discovered in 1609 by Galileo Galilei and named for the cup-bearer of the Greek gods , beloved of Zeus . |
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Ganymede is Jupiter 's largest moon , and indeed the largest moon in the entire solar system ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is much larger than Pluto . It was discovered in 1609 by Galileo Galilei and named for the cup-bearer of the Greek gods . |
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Jupiter 's largest moon , and indeed the largest moon in the entire solar system ; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is much larger than Pluto . It was discovered in 1609 by Galileo Galilei and named for the cup-bearer of the Greek gods . |