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Ouch! A Monster Asteroid Crashed Into Ganymede 4 Billion Years Ago, Rolling it Over


Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, is a fascinating celestial body. Measuring 5,268 km (3,272 mi) in diameter, it is also the largest satellite in the Solar System and even larger than Mercury, which measures 4,880 km (3,032 mi) in diameter.

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