Moon
Ganymede
- Moon
- 0.15× Earth gravity
- Orbits Jupiter
Ganymede is a moon with a mean radius of 2,634 km and a surface gravity of 1.43 m/s², which is 0.15× Earth's, so a 70 kg person would weigh 10.2 kg there. Escape velocity is 2.74 km/s. It is the largest moon in the solar system, bigger than Mercury.
Physical properties
Mass0.1482 × 10²⁴ kg≈measured
Mean radius2,634 km≈
Circumference16,551 km
Surface area87,191,546 km²
Volume76.5571 × 10⁹ km³one cubic kilometre is 10⁹ cubic metres
Mean density1,936 kg/m³water is 1,000 kg/m³
Gravity and escape
Surface gravity1.425 m/s²0.145× Earth's
Escape velocity2.74 km/sthe speed needed to leave without further propulsion
A 70 kg person would weigh10.2 kg-forcemass is unchanged; only the weight differs
A 1 kg mass would weigh1.425 newtons
Fall in 1 second0.713 mfrom rest, ignoring any atmosphere
Rotation and orbit
Day length (sidereal)7.155 Earth days
Orbital period7.155 Earth days
OrbitsJupiter
KindMoon
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