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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"| 1979.12391832712 (14 February 1979 061605 UTC)
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|J2000 (1 January 2000)
 
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|1070615470.44541m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|1.0704×10<sup>9</sup> km
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.00158762974782861
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0016
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|2.0381662° <br> (0.0355727108921961 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.18598° <br> (0.003246 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"| 341.6959921°<br> (5.96372010319795 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"| 119.8409983°<br> (2.09162 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|621.291691° <br> (10.8435856237659 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|188.8297° <br> (3.2957 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|668.815276° <br> (11.6730286546742 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|121.203492° <br> (2.1154 radian)
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
 
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|618192 seconds (7.155 days)
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|618192 seconds (7.155 hours)
 
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Ganymede.cfg (Voyager1Jupiter.zip)
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Ganymede.cfg (2002)
 
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'''Ganymede''' is one of [[Jupiter|Jupiter's]] four [[Galilean Moons]], the third from Jupiter. It is also the largest Natural Satellite in the Solar System and its diameter is larger than Mercury's by about 8%. Its orbit is in a 1:2:4 resonance with [[Io]] and [[Europa]].
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'''Ganymede''' is one of [[Jupiter|Jupiter's]] four [[Galilean Moons]], the third from Jupiter. It is also the largest Natural Satellite in the Solar System and its diameter is larger than Mercury's by about 8%.
  
 
== Ganymede in Orbiter ==
 
== Ganymede in Orbiter ==
 
Ganymede was introduced to [[Orbiter]] in the Orbiter 2002 release. It is modeled as a sphere 2634 km in radius.
 
Ganymede was introduced to [[Orbiter]] in the Orbiter 2002 release. It is modeled as a sphere 2634 km in radius.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Ganymede'''</center>
 
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006-p1.5430/ Orbiter 2006-P1]||O-F Resources||060929||martins||Orbiter Download||29 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006.5431/ Orbiter 2006]||O-F Resources||060504||martins||Orbiter Download||4 May 2006||Orbiter 2006||
 
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050329_update.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050329 Update]||AVSIM||050329||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn<br>Carl Romanik||Scenery||30 March 2005||||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/the-outer-planets-050223-update.2483/ The Outer Planets 050223 Update]||O-F Resources||2005-02-23||VF2_Rolf||Scenery||23 February 2005||||
 
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050125.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050125]||AVSIM||050125||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||26 January 2005||Orbiter 2005-P1||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/voyager-to-jupiter-jupiter-moons-enhancement-pac.4947/ Voyager to Jupiter / Jupiter moons enhancement pac]||O-F Resources||2004-08-29||BigJimW||Scenery||30 August 2004||||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p1.5434/ Orbiter 2003-P1]||O-F Resources||031105||martins||Orbiter Download||5 November 2003||Orbiter 2003-P1|
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2002.5436/ Orbiter 2002]||O-F Resources||020419||martins||Orbiter Download||19 April 2002||Orbiter 2002||
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[w:Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
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[[w:Ganymede|Ganymede]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
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== Gallery ==
 
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
 
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GanymedeOrbiter2002.jpg|<center>Ganymede in Orbiter 2002</center>
 
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Ganymede-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Ganymede in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
 
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Ganymede-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Ganymede in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
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Ganymede-Voyager1Jupiterzip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Ganymede from ''voyager1jupiter.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
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Ganymede-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Ganymede in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
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Ganymede-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Ganymede from ''outerplanets050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
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Ganymede-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Ganymede in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
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Ganymede - Perijove 34 Composite.png|<center>Ganymede as seen by the [[w:Juno (spacecraft)|Juno]] spacecraft in 2021</center>
 
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Galilean moon Laplace resonance animation 2.gif|<center>Animation of three inner Galilean moons showing orbital resonance</center>
 
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[[Category: Natural satellites]]
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