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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%.
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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]].
  
 
== Ganymede in Orbiter ==
 
== Ganymede in Orbiter ==

Revision as of 03:38, 12 July 2024

Ganymede
GanymedeScrshot.jpg
Ganymede in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Ganymede
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch J2000 (1 January 2000)
Semimajor axis (a) 1.0704×109 km
Eccentricity (e) 0.0016
Inclination (i) 0.18598°
(0.003246 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 119.8409983°
(2.09162 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 188.8297°
(3.2957 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 121.203492°
(2.1154 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 2634000 km
Mass 1.48×1023 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 618192 seconds (7.155 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Ganymede.cfg (2002)

Ganymede is one of 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.

Ganymede in Orbiter

Ganymede was introduced to Orbiter in the Orbiter 2002 release. It is modeled as a sphere 2634 km in radius.

See also

Ganymede at Wikipedia.

Jupiter's natural satellites

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