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Ganymede: The Largest Moon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 14, 2017 is “Ganymede: The Largest Moon,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL , Galileo Probe. The original explanation runs about 144 words.

Ganymede: The Largest Moon
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL , Galileo Probe Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What does the largest moon in the Solar System look like? Jupiter ‘s moon Ganymede , larger than even Mercury and Pluto , has an icy surface speckled with bright young craters overlying a mixture of older, darker, more cratered terrain laced with grooves and ridges.”

— APOD editors, May 14, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 14, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL , Galileo Probe
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 144 words

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Source

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