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  2. Ganymede (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In various stories, Zeus later put Ganymede in the sky as the constellation Aquarius (the "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier"), which is adjacent to Aquila (the Eagle). [27] In recognition of this myth, the largest moon of the planet Jupiter (named after Zeus's Roman counterpart) was named Ganymede by the German astronomer Simon Marius. [28]

  3. Ganymede (moon) - Wikipedia

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    Ganymede is the only Galilean moon of Jupiter named after a male figure—like Io, Europa, and Callisto, he was a lover of Zeus. In English, the Galilean satellites Io, Europa and Callisto have the Latin spellings of their names, but the Latin form of Ganymede is Ganymēdēs, which would be pronounced / ˌ ɡ æ n ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z /. [38]

  4. Galilean moons - Wikipedia

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    Ganymede (Jupiter III), the third Galilean moon, is named after the mythological Ganymede, cupbearer of the Greek gods and Zeus's beloved. [41] Ganymede is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System at 5262.4 kilometers in diameter, which makes it larger than the planet Mercury – although only at about half of its mass [ 42 ] since ...

  5. List of craters on Ganymede - Wikipedia

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    Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and has a hard surface with many craters. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.

  6. Moons of Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    Galilean moons around Jupiter Jupiter · Io · Europa · Ganymede · Callisto Orbits of Jupiter's inner moons within its rings. The Galilean moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) were named by Simon Marius soon after their discovery in 1610. [46] However, these names fell out of favor until the 20th century.

  7. Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at ...

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    People around the world will have a chance this weekend to catch what could be the year’s most stunning view of the largest planet in our solar system.

  8. List of natural satellites - Wikipedia

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    They were named after lovers of Zeus, the Greek equivalent of Jupiter. Among them is Ganymede , the largest and most massive moon in the Solar System. Its 87 known irregular moons are organized into two categories: prograde and retrograde .

  9. Ganymede - Wikipedia

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    Ganymede most commonly refers to: Ganymede (mythology), Trojan prince in Greek mythology, or his nephew of the same name; Ganymede (moon), Jupiter's largest moon, named after the mythological character; Ganymede, Ganymed or Ganymedes may also refer to: Ganymede (band), a 2000s American band; Ganymed (band), a 1970s Austrian disco band