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Loading contentGanymede is a Galilean moon of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System.
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Ganymede, a Galilean moon of Jupiter, is the largest moon in the Solar System and the only one known to generate its own intrinsic magnetic field.
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NASA (n.d.). Ganymede — NASA Solar System Exploration. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/
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title = {Ganymede — NASA Solar System Exploration},
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note = {NASA overview of Ganymede.}
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Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer and physicist who pioneered telescopic astronomy, discovering the four largest moons of Jupiter.
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A swath of the bright, grooved terrain that covers much of Ganymede — younger ice, tectonically resurfaced into parallel ridges and troughs.
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