Ganymede is Jupiter's third-closest major moon, orbiting the gas giant roughly once every seven days. It has a diameter of 3,270 miles (5,260 kilometers), according to NASA, making it the most ...

The solar system's largest moon, Ganymede, which orbits the largest planet, Jupiter, was hit by an asteroid four billion years ago that shifted the gas giant's satellite on its axis, new research ...

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Juno spacecraft during the mission's June 7, 2021, flyby of the icy moon on Juno's 34th pass close to Jupiter. Ganymede, the biggest moon in the solar system, was hit by an asteroid 20 times ...

(CNN) — Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have shifted on its axis when a massive asteroid smashed into it about 4 billion years ago, according to a new study. Ganymede, the largest moon in the ...

Discovered by Galileo in 1610 while he was messing about with his new telescope, Ganymede is not only the largest moon of the planet Jupiter, but the largest in the solar system. In fact ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Around 4 billion years ago, an enormous asteroid that was at least 10 times larger than the ...