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Ganymede

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Ganymede

The largest moon in the solar system/Moons

Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, even bigger than the planet Mercury. It is the only moon known to possess its own internally generated magnetic field. Ganymede is one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, and scientists believe a saltwater ocean may exist beneath its icy crust.

Measurements

Diameter5.3 million m
351 billionWhite blood cells
239 millionAlmond lengths
Mass148 sextillion kg
823 sextillionNavel oranges
9.9 sextillionMicrowaves
47.8 quintillionTesla Cybertrucks
Mean orbital speed10,880 m/s
836,923Garden snails
36.3 millionthsLight speeds
4,352Jogging humans
Surface temperature110 K
40.4Cosmic backgrounds
3.2 tenthsCar dashboards in summer

Average, ranges from 70 K to 152 K

Mean distance from Jupiter1.1 billion m
5.4 billionPlier lengths
42.8 millionClock tower heights
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