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'''Ganymede''' is a moon orbiting the planet of [[Orestes]]. It is most famous as being the only place besides [[Taijitu (planet)|Taijitu]] to have liquid water, however, on Ganymede the water is so salty that no creature could ever survive beneath its waters. It is also the only planet besides Taijitu to have white clouds of water. Despite its high temperature of 305 degrees Kelvin, some ice sheets are around the north and south poles. The largest is only about fifteen kilometers across and five kilometers tall. Ganymede is suggested by some to look like what Orestes would have in its youth, but others say Taijitu is a closer match. As is known, Orestes dried up sometime as the first humans were evolving on Taijitu. It is unknown if life ever existed there (see [[Orestes]] for more details).
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'''Ganymede''' ''(pronounced Gan-EE-meed)'' is the single and closest moon of [[Orestes]]. It was discovered in 1608 by Jonathan Meil, and is the largest moon relative to it's planet. Due to the ocean that covers its surface, it is one of the most likely places for extra-terrestrial life.
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==Etymology==
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Ganymede is named after the Pelagian hero of Ganymede, the most beautiful mortal that ever lived. Meil found the rich blue color of the water very beautiful and decided to name it in Ganymede's honor.
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==Orbital characteristics==
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Ganymede orbits Orestes at a close distance of 103,800 kilometers. Ganymede would appear very large, over twice the size of Selene when in it's full phase.
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Like Selene, Ganymede is tidally locked to Orestes so that only one side faces it.

Latest revision as of 14:16, 28 March 2007

Ganymede (pronounced Gan-EE-meed) is the single and closest moon of Orestes. It was discovered in 1608 by Jonathan Meil, and is the largest moon relative to it's planet. Due to the ocean that covers its surface, it is one of the most likely places for extra-terrestrial life.

Etymology

Ganymede is named after the Pelagian hero of Ganymede, the most beautiful mortal that ever lived. Meil found the rich blue color of the water very beautiful and decided to name it in Ganymede's honor.

Orbital characteristics

Ganymede orbits Orestes at a close distance of 103,800 kilometers. Ganymede would appear very large, over twice the size of Selene when in it's full phase.

Like Selene, Ganymede is tidally locked to Orestes so that only one side faces it.

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