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Which planet is smaller than Ganymede?
Ganymede is largerthan Mercury, but has a smaller mass.
Is Ganymede as big as a planet?
Yes. Ganymede is actually larger than the planet Mercury.
Why is ganymede classified as a moon and not a planet?
Ganymede is considered a moon because it orbits a planet and not the sun.
Is Jupiter's moon Ganymede a gas or solid planet?
Ganymede is solid, as are all the moons in the solar system. However, the fact that Ganymede is a moon means that it is not a planet.
Which planet are Ganymede and Io moons of?
Ganymede and Io are both moons of Jupiter.
Where is Ganymede?
Ganymede is a moon of Jupiter. It orbits the planet at an average of 1,070,400 km
Why Ganymede is classified as a moon rather than a planet?
Ganymede is regarded as a moon because it orbits a planet. In order to be considered a planet it would have to orbit the sun.
Ganymede is a moon of which planet?
Jupiter.
What is the planet with the largest moon named Ganymede?
The various sizes of planets and satellites are the result of random collisions of assorted objects and debris, in the early years of the solar system after it condensed out of an interstellar dust cloud. Since Ganymede is a satellite of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, it is not strange that it is larger than the smallest planet in the solar system.
Is ganymede a volcano on planet Jupiter?
No. Ganymede is one of Jupiter's moons. There are no volcanoes on Jupiter.
Why is ganymede not a planet?
Because Ganymede is orbiting Jupiter whereas planets are orbiting the sun
Are Europa and Ganymede satellites?
No, they are not. Europa and Ganymede are two of planet Jupiter's 63 moons!
