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Ganymede

Pronunciation: /ˈganɪmiːd/

Definition of Ganymede
  • 1 Greek Mythology a Trojan youth who was so beautiful that he was carried off to be Zeus' cup-bearer.
  • 2 Astronomy one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, the seventh-closest satellite to the planet and the largest satellite in the solar system (diameter 5,262 km).

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