Ganymede


Features associated with: Europe

Type
Feature Name
Origin
Crater
Named after the Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother.
Sulcus
Greek; Zeus set Ganymede among the stars as the constellation of Aquarius, the water carrier.
Sulcus
Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by Zeus disguised as an eagle.
Crater
Possible father of Ganymede.
Regio
Italian astronomer (1564-1642).
Sulcus
Greek; where Ganymede was abducted an eagle.
Crater
Ganymede's brother.
Regio
Named after Simon Regio - German astronomer (1570-1624).
Regio
Named after Philibert Jacques Regio - British astronomer (1880-1961).
Sulcus
Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle.
Sulcus
Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
Sulcus
Greek; kingdom in Asia Minor where Ganymede was born.
Sulcus
Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
Crater
Greek; father of Ganymede.

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