ganymede is the largest of jupiter's moons in the solar system.
which of jupiter's moons is the largest in the solar system?
ganymede
ganymede , a satellite of jupiter (jupiter iii), is the largest and most massive of the solar system's moons. the ninth largest object in the solar system, it is the largest without a substantial atmosphere. it has a diameter of and is 8% larger than the planet mercury, although only 45% as massive. possessing a metallic core, it has the lowest moment of inertia factor of any solid body in the solar system and is the only moon known to have a magnetic field. outward from jupiter, it is the seventh satellite and the third of the galilean moons, the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet. ganymede orbits jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons europa and io, respectively.
ganymede (moon)
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