Ganymede
Largest Jovian moon
Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, orbiting Jupiter.
In Greek mythology, Ganymede was a beautiful Trojan prince abducted by Zeus to serve as cupbearer to the gods—the myth gave the moon its name.
The story's homoerotic undertones made Ganymede a classical allusion for a young male lover or catamite.
Greek sky god
- cupbearerRoyal beverage servant
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
immortality · Greek · divine · Iliad · Homer · Troy · mortal · beloved
Renaissance astronomer from Italy
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- flybyClose pass without landing
magnetometer · spectrometer · radar · mission · probe · imaging · mapping · data
Largest solar system planet
- gas giantHydrogen-helium planetary body
- solar systemStar and orbiting bodies
- radiation beltTrapped particle zone
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
Galilean moon with subsurface ocean
- CallistoJupiter's second-largest moon
- IoJupiter's volcanic satellite
- TitanMythic giant or moon
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
Galilean · magnetosphere · cratered · differentiated · iron core · tidally locked · albedo · regolith
Frozen or unfriendly
- crateredMarked with bowl-shaped hollows
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- sulcusGroove in tissue
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
tectonics · resurfacing · ejecta · frost · sublimation
Zeus
Greek sky god
Olympus · immortality · Greek · divine · Iliad · Homer · Troy · mortal · beloved · nectar
Galileo
Renaissance astronomer from Italy
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
flyby · magnetometer · spectrometer · radar · mission · probe · imaging · mapping · data · telemetry
Jupiter
Largest solar system planet
- gas giantHydrogen-helium planetary body
- solar systemStar and orbiting bodies
- radiation beltTrapped particle zone
magnetosphere · gravity · mass
Europa
Galilean moon with subsurface ocean
satellite · Galilean · magnetosphere · cratered · differentiated · iron core · tidally locked · albedo · regolith · sulci
icy
Frozen or unfriendly
palimpsest · tectonics · resurfacing · ejecta · frost · sublimation
GanymedeMercury
Messenger god or planet
planet · Mars · Earth · Jupiter · dwarf planet
GanymedeHera
Olympian marriage deity
Olympian gods · Tantalus · Zeus · Prometheus · Sisyphus