Ganymede

American  

[gan-uh-meed] / ˈgæn əˌmid /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. Also Ganymedes a Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus and taken to Olympus, where he was made the cupbearer of the gods and became immortal.

2. Astronomy. the largest moon of the planet Jupiter.

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Ganymede ¹ British  

/ ˈɡænɪˌmiːd /

noun

1. classical myth a beautiful Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus to Olympus and made the cupbearer of the gods

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Ganymede ² British  

/ ˈɡænɪˌmiːd /

noun

1. the brightest and largest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, and the largest in the solar system. Diameter: 5262 km; orbital radius: 1 070 000 km

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Ganymede Scientific  

/ găn′ə-mēd′ /

1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the seventh in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest satellite in the solar system.

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Ganymede

It will make detailed observations of gas giant Jupiter and its three large ocean-bearing moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

However, the other - Ganymede - is hoped to be in "pretty good condition" with "no sign of water breaching the vessel".

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

That is why astrobiologists are increasingly turning their eyes toward icy bodies like the Jovian moons of Europa and Ganymede, Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus, Uranus' moon Miranda and the dwarf planet Ceres.

From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025

On Sept. 3, 2034, Europa Clipper will intentionally slam into Jupiter’s rocky moon Ganymede, ensuring the spacecraft doesn’t accidentally strike one of the planet’s more scientifically interesting moons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

My father told me the names: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and one more…He died later that summer.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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