Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system

Is Ganymede a planet?

Ganymede is Jupiter's largest moon and is also the largest moon in the entire solar system. It is bigger than both Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto and only slightly smaller than Mars. The moon likely has a salty ocean underneath its icy surface, making it a potential location for life.

Is Ganymed a asteroid?

Not to be confused with Ganymed (asteroid). Surface temp. Ganymede, or Jupiter III, is the largest and most massive natural satellite of Jupiter, and in the Solar System. Despite being the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial magnetic field, it is the largest Solar System object without a substantial atmosphere.

Is Ganymede bigger than Jupiter?

Ganymede 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.

Which NASA spacecraft mapped Jupiter's moon Ganymede?

Left to right: The mosaic and geologic maps of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede were assembled incorporating the best available imagery from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Credits: USGS Astrogeology Science Center/Wheaton/NASA/JPL-Caltech Lee esta historia en español aquí

Does Ganymede have moons?

Ganymede does not have moons. Ganymede does not have rings. Ganymede and Jupiter’s other large moons (Io, Europa, and Callisto) likely formed from leftover material after Jupiter condensed out of the initial cloud of gas and dust surrounding the Sun, early in the history of our solar system.

Did NASA explore Ganymede?

Several NASA probes have explored Jupiter and its moons, including Ganymede. The Juno spacecraft was most recent, taking detailed photographs of Ganymede in June 2021.