Ganymede
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| Ganymede | |
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| Ganymede in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Ganymede |
| Reference body | Jupiter |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 1979.12391832712 (14 February 1979 061605 UTC) |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 1070615470.44541m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.00158762974782861 |
| Inclination (i) | 2.0381662° (0.0355727108921961 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 341.6959921° (5.96372010319795 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 621.291691° (10.8435856237659 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 668.815276° (11.6730286546742 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 2634000 km |
| Mass | 1.48×1023 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 618192 seconds (7.155 days) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Ganymede.cfg (Voyager1Jupiter.zip) |
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[edit]
Ganymede was introduced to Orbiter in the Orbiter 2002 release. It is modeled as a sphere 2634 km in radius.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbiter 2006-P1 | O-F Resources | 060929 | martins | Orbiter Download | 29 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2006 | O-F Resources | 060504 | martins | Orbiter Download | 4 May 2006 | Orbiter 2006 | |
| The Outer Planets 050329 Update | AVSIM | 050329 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik |
Scenery | 30 March 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050223 Update | O-F Resources | 2005-02-23 | VF2_Rolf | Scenery | 23 February 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050125 | AVSIM | 050125 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 26 January 2005 | Orbiter 2005-P1 | |
| 2005 (with P1 patch files) | O-F Resources | 050216 | martins | Orbiter Download | 16 February 2005 | Orbiter 2005 | |
| Voyager to Jupiter / Jupiter moons enhancement pac | O-F Resources | 2004-08-29 | BigJimW | Scenery | 30 August 2004 | ||
| Orbiter 2003-P2 | O-F Resources | 031217 | martins | Orbiter Download | 17 December 2003 | Orbiter 2003-P2 | |
| Orbiter 2003-P1 | O-F Resources | 031105 | martins | Orbiter Download | 5 November 2003 | ||
| Orbiter 2002 | O-F Resources | 020419 | martins | Orbiter Download | 19 April 2002 | Orbiter 2002 | |
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Ganymede in Orbiter 2002 
Ganymede in Orbiter 2002P3 
Ganymede in Orbiter 2003P2 
Ganymede from voyager1jupiter.zip in Orbiter 2003P2 
Ganymede in Orbiter 2005P1 
Ganymede from outerplanets050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 
Ganymede in Orbiter 2006P1 
Ganymede as seen by the Juno spacecraft in 2021 
Animation of three inner Galilean moons showing orbital resonance
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