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Moon of Jupiter

Ganymede

Mean radius2,631.2 km
Orbit (semi-major axis)1,070,400 km
Orbital period7.156 days

With a mean radius of 2,631 km it is the largest moon in JPL's satellite tables, bigger than the planet Mercury.

Juno photographed Ganymede up close on 7 June 2021.

Sources

  1. NASA Science, Ganymede
  2. JPL Solar System Dynamics, Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters
  3. JPL Solar System Dynamics, Planetary Satellite Mean Elements
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