moon · the Solar System
Ganymede
The largest moon in the Solar System, bigger than Mercury, with its own magnetic field.
- Type
- Moon
- Orbits
- Jupiter
- Distance
- in the Solar System
- Diameter
- about 5,268 km
- Rotation
- Tidally locked: one side always faces Jupiter
About Ganymede
- Ganymede is larger than the planet Mercury.
- It is the only moon known to generate its own magnetic field.
- ESA's JUICE mission is on its way to orbit it.
Visit Ganymede in VR
In IKAREE, Ganymede is one of 31 destinations modelled in detail. Sit in the captain's chair, give the order and watch it grow on the main viewscreen. Then send a survey probe and ride its camera down, or ask your science officer what the sensors show.
How to get there
- CaptainHelm, set a course for Ganymede. Full impulse.
- Brooks · HelmCourse laid in for Ganymede, Captain.
- CaptainScience, full analysis of Ganymede.
- Hart · ScienceRunning it now, Captain.
