Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Ganymede
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByGalileo Galilei
Date of Discovery1610
Average Distance from Jupiter1,070,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius2,634 km (metric)
Mass148,186,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)7.15455296 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.002
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic0.21°
Atmospheric ConstituentsOxygen
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