Ganymede

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Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and the Solar System, notable for its icy surface, subsurface ocean, and intrinsic magnetic field.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ganymede canonical 18
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Galilean moon
astronomical object
moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
atmosphereType very thin atmosphere
atmosphericComponent atomic hydrogen
molecular hydrogen
oxygen
ozone
averageOrbitalDistanceFromJupiter_km 1070400
belongsToResonance Laplace resonance with Io and Europa
density_g_per_cm3 1.936
diameter_km 5268.2
discoveredBy Galileo Galilei
discoveryDate 1610
equatorialCircumference_km 16527
escapeVelocity_km_per_s 2.741
geologicalDifferentiation icy crust
iron-rich core
rocky mantle
hasAurora true
hasIntrinsicMagneticField true
hasMagnetosphere true
hasSubsurfaceOcean true
largestMoonIn Solar System
largestMoonOf Jupiter
magneticFieldSource metallic iron core
mass_kg 1.4819e23
massRelativeToMoon 2.02
meanAlbedo 0.43
meanRadius_km 2634.1
meanSurfaceTemperature_K 110
memberOf Galilean moons
namedAfter Ganymede (mythology)
cupbearer of the Greek gods
oceanComposition liquid water
oceanLocation beneath icy crust
orbitalEccentricity 0.0013
orbitalInclination_deg 0.2
orbitalPeriod_days 7.15455296
orbitalResonanceRatioWithEuropa 1:2
orbitalResonanceRatioWithIo 1:4
orbits Jupiter
parentPlanetType gas giant
parentStar Sun
partOf Jovian satellite system
surface form: Jovian system

Solar System
rotationalState tidally locked
rotationPeriod_days 7.15455296
semiMajorAxis_km 1070400
surfaceArea_km2 8.72e7
surfaceComposition silicate rock
water ice
surfaceFeature bright grooved terrain
dark heavily cratered regions
impact craters
tectonic grooves and ridges
surfaceGravity_m_per_s2 1.428
targetOfMission Europa Clipper mission
surface form: Europa Clipper (remote observations)

JUICE mission
surface form: JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)
visitedBy Galileo spacecraft
Juno spacecraft
surface form: Juno spacecraft (remote observations)

New Horizons
Pioneer 10
Pioneer 11
Voyager 1
Voyager 2
volume_km3 7.66e10

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galilean moons member Ganymede
imaging science system capturedImagesOf Ganymede
subject surface form: Imaging Science System
Galileo spacecraft target Ganymede
JUICE mission target Ganymede
Europa neighboringMoon Ganymede
Medicean stars member Ganymede
Io isGalileanSatelliteWith Ganymede
Against Infinity setting Ganymede
Against Infinity hasSubject Ganymede
this entity surface form: Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Ultraviolet Spectrometer studied Ganymede
subject surface form: Ultraviolet Spectrometer (Galileo)