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Ganymede

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ganymede , in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter ; the largest natural satellite in the solar system, it is larger than the planet Mercury. Author not available, GANYMEDE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Ganymede Greek myths describe Ganymede as a handsome boy who was kidnapped by the gods to serve as a cupbearer on Mount Olympus*. Born in Troy*, where his father was king, Ganymede came to the attention of Zeus*, who was captivated by his appearance... Read more

Ganymede
Ganymede The largest satellite of Jupiter, and the largest in the...5265 km in diameter; also known as Jupiter III. Ganymede orbits Jupiter in 7.155 days at a distance of 1 ...period of axial rotation is the same as its orbital period. Ganymede is the brightest of the Galilean satellites, ... Read more

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	Picturing a new world: views of Ganymede. (Galileo spacecraft captures images of Jupiter's satellite)(Brief Article) ; ...someone had hacked at the surface of Ganymede with a meat cleaver. That's the surprising...last week, cover just 0.02 percent of Ganymede's surface and mark the beginning of the...future visits, Galileo is expected to view Ganymede at even higher resolution. Nonetheless... Read more
	SCIENTISTS LISTENING TO MOON : GANYMEDE'S GASES SOUND LIKE PLANET.(News) ; ...Associated Press Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede doesn't just look like a planet...of charged particles surrounding Ganymede. The soaring whistle and hissing static provide further evidence that Ganymede - the largest moon in the solar system... Read more
	Aspects of love in Michelangelo 'Myth of Ganymede' exhibit explores subtexts of sexuality ; ...Michelangelo's marvelous drawing ''The Rape of Ganymede,'' the version now at the Fogg Museum...and led to a lifelong friendship.The Ganymede drawing forms the centerpiece of a splendid...curated by Marcella Marongiu, ''The Myth of Ganymede: Before and After Michelangelo,'' at... Read more
	Jupiter moon could have lots of oxygen Process on Ganymede could help explain how Earth developed ; ...hydrogen coming off Jupiter's frozen moon Ganymede think there could be a great deal of...ice. At any rate, what's happening on Ganymede could help explain Earth's evolution...Geophysical Union's fall meeting. On Ganymede, "we're seeing the very first process... Read more
	Running water on Ganymede. ; Ganymede, the solar system's largest moon, appears to have a liquid...of solid ice, researchers said. With the new findings, Ganymede joins Europa and Callisto as yet another moon of Jupiter...received the latest data as Galileo made its closest flyby of Ganymede, coming within 503 miles on May 20. They ... Read more
	Galileo probes structure of Jovian moons. (Galileo space probe images Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto)(Brief Article) ; ...images, are allowing scientists to probe Ganymede, Io, Europa, and Callisto from the inside...these moons. The craft confirmed that Ganymede has a magnetic field, making it the only...craft passed through ionized gas around Ganymede. The signals indicate that the moon sports... Read more
	Ganymede's missing oxygen.(oxygen on Jupiter's moon may be incorporated into icy surface)(Brief Article) ; ...Galileo spacecraft flew by Jupiter's moon Ganymede last June, it detected a dense stream...oxygen accumulates in the atmosphere. But Ganymede doesn't have much of an atmosphere, far...believes he has identified the source of Ganymede's escaping hydrogen: it comes from ice... Read more

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