How do you pronounce the name Ganymede?
Also Gan·y·me·des [gan-uh-mee-deez].
What does Ganymede mean?
: a beautiful youth in classical mythology carried off to Olympus to be the cupbearer of the gods.
Why is Ganymede not a dwarf planet?
Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, and is larger than the planet Mercury. If it were not orbiting as Jupiter’s largest moon, it could be considered a dwarf planet.
Ganymede Moon Profile.
| Diameter: | 5,262.4 km |
|---|---|
| Discovered By: | Galileo Galilei |
How do you pronounce Jupiter’s moons?
Io ( “EYE oh” ) is the fifth of Jupiter’s known satellites and the third largest; it is the innermost of the Galilean moons. Io is slightly larger than Earth’s Moon. The pronunciation “EE oh” is also acceptable. Jupiter’s moon Io is the most active volcanic natural satellite in our Solar System.