Australia is only the 6th biggest country on Earth and a flat plane of land so it makes sense that it wouldn’t really compare in size to Ganymede, the largest moon in our Solar System. Ganymede has a surface area of 87.2 million sq. km while Australia’s is far lower at 7.6 million sq. km. In … Read more
The main differences between Ganymede and Triton is that Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system whilst Triton is 7th, Triton orbits Neptune whilst Ganymede orbits Jupiter and Ganymede has a magnetic field whilst Triton does not. There are various other differences between the two so, continue reading for a more detailed look … Read more
China is the third largest country on Earth, while Ganymede is the largest moon in our Solar System. Ganymede has a surface area of 87.2 million sq. km while China’s is far lesser at 9.7 million sq. km. In regards to volume China’s is 462 million cubic km whereas Ganymede’s is 76.6 billion cubic km. … Read more
Ganymede and Io are two of Jupiter’s Galilean moons discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei during the 17th century. These sister moons possess similar qualities, such as their distance from the Sun and their tidal lock to Jupiter. Still, they also have several unique properties that make them fascinating for scientists. Discover the qualities that … Read more
The main differences between Ganymede and Charon is that Ganymede is the largest natural satellite in all of our solar system with a diameter of 5,268km whilst Charon is the 12th largest moon with a diameter of 1,212km, Ganymede orbits Jupiter whilst Charon orbits Pluto and Ganymede has a magnetosphere whilst Charon does not. There … Read more
The main differences between Ganymede and Callisto is that Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system with a diameter of 5,268km whilst Callisto is the 3rd largest with a diameter of 4,820.6km, Ganymede has a magnetosphere whilst Callisto does not and Ganymede is located 1.07 million km from Jupiter whilst Callisto is further … Read more
The main differences between Mars and Ganymede is that Mars is a planet and the 2nd smallest official planet with a diameter of 6,779km whilst Ganymede is the largest natural satellite in our solar system with a diameter of 5,268km, Mars is the 4th farthest planet from the Sun whilst Ganymede is joint 5th with … Read more
The main differences between Earth and Ganymede include their size where Earth is 12,742km whilst Ganymede has a diameter of 5,268km which also makes it the largest moon in our solar system, Earth has a far thicker atmosphere and has all the components necessary for life whilst Ganymede’s atmosphere is practically non-existent and does not … Read more
The main differences between Ganymede and Neptune are that Neptune is an ice based gas giant whilst Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede orbits Jupiter whilst Neptune only orbits the Sun, Neptune has the strongest winds in our solar system at 2,000 km/h and is nearly 10 times Ganymede’s size with … Read more
The main differences between Uranus and Ganymede is that Uranus is a gas based ice giant planet whilst Ganymede is a terrestrial based natual satellite, Uranus has 27 moons orbiting it whilst Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system that has no moons whilst orbiting Jupiter and Uranus is almost 10 times larger … Read more