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GANYMEDE : SATELLITE III OF JUPITER



Credit : NASA
Ganymede as seen by Voyager




Ganymede is the largest and brightest of the Galilean satellites.




Its surface is studded with craters like the Moon or Mercury but the white areas indicate water below the surface appearing after a violent meteor impact.