Ganymede , Jupiter's largest moon holds the title of largest moon in our solar system.
Here are some interesting facts about it.
1. It is bigger than planet Mercury.
2. It would have been classified as a planet if it is orbiting the Sun instead of Jupiter !!!
3. Ganymede comprises of 3 layers, metallic core, rocky shell and icy surface.
4. Ganymede likely to have a salty ocean underneath it's icy surface.
5. Scientists had discovered a thin layer of oxygen in the atmosphere.
6. Ganymede is the only moon to produce it's own magnetic field.
7. This magnetic influence produces auroras in its both south and north poles just like Earth !!!
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