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Generally yes, most planets are larger than moons.

However, there are a few exceptions.

Ganymede (moon of Jupiter) and Titan (moon of Saturn) are bigger than the planet Mercury.

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Yes, there is. Ganymede (Jupiter III) is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System. It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter. Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io, respectively. It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury, but has only 45% of the latter's mass.

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Yes. Ganymede and Titan, the largest moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively, are both larger than the planet Mercury. Our own moon is large enough that it would likely be considered a planet if it orbited the sun rather than Earth.

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Yes. Ganymede is the biggest moon larger than mercury and Pluto. It has a diameter of 3,200 miles.

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All of the current ones are - however, Pluto, now a Dwarf Planet is smaller than Earth's moon.

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