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Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and has a hard surface with many craters. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achelous | 61°54′N11°47′W / 61.9°N 11.78°W | 40 | 1979 | Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. | WGPSN |
| Adad | 57°26′N1°59′E / 57.43°N 1.98°E | 39 | 1979 | Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. | WGPSN |
| Adapa | 73°05′N31°19′W / 73.08°N 31.32°W | 57 | 1979 | Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. | WGPSN |
| Agreus | 15°52′N127°18′E / 15.87°N 127.3°E | 63 | 1985 | Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. | WGPSN |
| Agrotes | 60°56′N167°23′E / 60.93°N 167.38°E | 74 | 1985 | Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. | WGPSN |
| Aleyin | 15°08′N134°05′W / 15.14°N 134.08°W | 12.4 | 1997 | Aleyin, Son of Baʽal, spirit of springs. | WGPSN |
| Ammura | 31°46′N17°39′E / 31.76°N 17.65°E | 61.5 | 1979 | Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west. | WGPSN |
| Amon | 33°41′N139°23′E / 33.69°N 139.39°E | 102 | 1985 | Amon, Theban king of gods. | WGPSN |
| Amset | 14°25′S178°45′W / 14.41°S 178.75°W | 11 | 1997 | Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. | WGPSN |
| Anat | 4°06′S128°00′W / 4.1°S 128°W | 2.9 | 1985 | Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Andjeti | 52°45′S161°06′W / 52.75°S 161.1°W | 52 | 1985 | Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. | WGPSN |
| Anhur | 32°38′N167°41′E / 32.63°N 167.68°E | 25 | 1997 | Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. | WGPSN |
| Antum | 5°05′N141°04′E / 5.09°N 141.06°E | 14.75 | 1985 | Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu. | WGPSN |
| Anu | 65°14′N15°45′E / 65.24°N 15.75°E | 55 | 1979 | Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens. | WGPSN |
| Anubis | 84°26′S128°40′W / 84.44°S 128.66°W | 114 | 1988 | Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. | WGPSN |
| Anzu | 63°31′N62°44′W / 63.51°N 62.73°W | 210 | 2000 | Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. | WGPSN |
| Apophis | 8°07′S83°50′E / 8.12°S 83.84°E | 57 | 2000 | Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. | WGPSN |
| Ashîma | 39°03′S122°59′W / 39.05°S 122.98°W | 84 | 1985 | Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. | WGPSN |
| Asshur | 54°10′N26°31′E / 54.16°N 26.52°E | 25.5 | 1979 | Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god. | WGPSN |
| Atra-hasis | 22°32′N105°53′E / 22.54°N 105.89°E | 133 | 2000 | Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. | WGPSN |
| Aya | 68°20′N37°59′E / 68.34°N 37.98°E | 38 | 1979 | Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash. | WGPSN |
| Baʽal | 24°55′N30°02′E / 24.92°N 30.03°E | 43 | 1979 | Baʽal, Phoenician; Canaanite god. | WGPSN |
| Bau | 23°03′N48°40′W / 23.05°N 48.67°W | 77 | 1988 | Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. | WGPSN |
| Bes | 25°29′S179°02′E / 25.48°S 179.04°E | 63 | 1985 | Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. | WGPSN |
| Chrysor | 15°18′N134°20′W / 15.3°N 134.34°W | 7 | 1997 | Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. | WGPSN |
| Cisti | 31°36′S64°14′W / 31.6°S 64.23°W | 70 | 1997 | Cisti, Iranian healing god. | WGPSN |
| Damkina | 30°10′S4°53′W / 30.17°S 4.88°W | 190 | 2006 | Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts. | WGPSN |
| Danel | 4°20′S21°18′W / 4.33°S 21.3°W | 56 | 1979 | Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. | WGPSN |
| Dendera | 1°07′S104°32′E / 1.12°S 104.54°E | 82 | 2000 | Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.) | WGPSN |
| Diment | 23°08′N8°14′E / 23.14°N 8.23°E | 40 | 1979 | Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. | WGPSN |
| Ea | 17°43′N148°44′W / 17.72°N 148.73°W | 20 | 1997 | Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. | WGPSN |
| El | 1°01′N151°22′W / 1.01°N 151.36°W | 55 | 1997 | El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods. | WGPSN |
| Enkidu | 26°37′S34°52′E / 26.61°S 34.87°E | 122 | 1982 | Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh. | WGPSN |
| Enlil | 55°22′N47°54′E / 55.36°N 47.9°E | 34.6 | 1979 | Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature. | WGPSN |
| En-zu | 11°35′N168°24′W / 11.59°N 168.4°W | 5 | 1997 | Enzu, Babylonian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Epigeus | 22°58′N179°21′E / 22.96°N 179.35°E | 343 | 1997 | Epigeus, Phoenician god. | WGPSN |
| Erichthonius | 15°19′S175°16′W / 15.32°S 175.26°W | 31 | 1997 | Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Eshmun | 17°27′S167°53′E / 17.45°S 167.88°E | 98 | 1979 | Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. | WGPSN |
| Etana | 74°44′N19°39′E / 74.74°N 19.65°E | 46 | 1979 | Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. | WGPSN |
| Gad | 13°34′S137°34′W / 13.56°S 137.56°W | 72 | 1985 | Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. | WGPSN |
| Geb | 56°25′N177°21′E / 56.41°N 177.35°E | 60 | 1985 | Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. | WGPSN |
| Geinos | 18°38′N140°34′E / 18.64°N 140.56°E | 56 | 1985 | Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. | WGPSN |
| Gilgamesh | 62°50′S124°50′W / 62.84°S 124.83°W | 153 | 1979 | Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. | WGPSN |
| Gir | 34°03′N145°45′W / 34.05°N 145.75°W | 73 | 1985 | Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat. | WGPSN |
| Gula | 64°09′N12°18′W / 64.15°N 12.3°W | 38 | 1979 | Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; medicine goddess. | WGPSN |
| Gushkin | 20°45′N45°59′W / 20.75°N 45.98°W | 40.5 | 2016 | Gushkin-Banda, Sumerian patron god of goldsmiths. | WGPSN |
| Halieus | 34°27′N167°08′W / 34.45°N 167.14°W | 90 | 1985 | Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. | WGPSN |
| Hapi | 30°34′S147°20′E / 30.57°S 147.34°E | 96 | 1988 | Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. | WGPSN |
| Harakhtes | 35°57′N100°16′W / 35.95°N 100.26°W | 108 | 2000 | Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. | WGPSN |
| Haroeris | 28°32′N63°11′E / 28.53°N 63.18°E | 70 | 2000 | Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. | WGPSN |
| Hathor | 66°54′S91°16′E / 66.9°S 91.26°E | 173 | 1979 | Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. | WGPSN |
| Hay-tau | 14°26′N133°08′W / 14.44°N 133.13°W | 27 | 1997 | Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. | WGPSN |
| Hedetet | 32°55′S108°59′E / 32.91°S 108.99°E | 106 | 2000 | Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. | WGPSN |
| Hershef | 47°23′N90°37′E / 47.39°N 90.62°E | 120 | 2000 | Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. | WGPSN |
| Humbaba | 55°09′S67°19′W / 55.15°S 67.31°W | 40 | 2000 | Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. | WGPSN |
| Ilah | 22°00′N160°37′W / 22°N 160.62°W | 76 | 1985 | Ilah, First Sumerian sky god. | WGPSN |
| Ilus | 13°28′S110°26′W / 13.46°S 110.43°W | 90 | 1985 | Ilus, Ganymede's brother. | WGPSN |
| Irkalla | 32°31′S114°50′W / 32.52°S 114.84°W | 117 | 1985 | Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. | WGPSN |
| Ishkur | 0°22′N8°22′W / 0.37°N 8.37°W | 67 | 1985 | Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. | WGPSN |
| Isimu | 8°30′N8°22′W / 8.5°N 8.37°W | 89.5 | 1985 | Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation. | WGPSN |
| Isis | 67°17′S158°48′E / 67.28°S 158.8°E | 75 | 1979 | Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. | WGPSN |
| Kadi | 47°41′N178°30′W / 47.68°N 178.5°W | 87 | 1985 | Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice. | WGPSN |
| Khensu | 1°01′N152°56′W / 1.02°N 152.93°W | 17 | 1997 | Khensu, Egyptian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Khepri | 20°25′N147°34′W / 20.41°N 147.56°W | 47 | 1997 | Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. | WGPSN |
| Khonsu | 37°31′S169°10′E / 37.51°S 169.17°E | 80 | 1988 | Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Khumbam | 24°06′S24°39′E / 24.1°S 24.65°E | 57 | 1979 | Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god. | WGPSN |
| Kingu | 34°40′S132°58′E / 34.66°S 132.97°E | 78 | 1988 | Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. | WGPSN |
| Kishar | 72°42′N10°32′E / 72.7°N 10.54°E | 78 | 1979 | Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. | WGPSN |
| Kittu | 0°24′N25°24′E / 0.4°N 25.4°E | 15 | 1985 | Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice. | WGPSN |
| Kulla | 33°13′N113°52′W / 33.22°N 113.87°W | 93 | 1985 | Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. | WGPSN |
| Lagamal | 64°18′N115°47′E / 64.3°N 115.79°E | 131 | 2000 | Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea. | WGPSN |
| Laomedon /leɪˈɒmədɒn/ | 20°54′N77°54′W / 20.9°N 77.9°W | 64 | 2019 | Laomedon, king of Troy, nephew of Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Latpon | 58°44′N171°13′W / 58.74°N 171.21°W | 43 | 1997 | Latpon, One of the sons of El. | WGPSN |
| Lugalmeslam | 23°43′N166°07′E / 23.72°N 166.11°E | 64 | 1997 | Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. | WGPSN |
| Lumha | 36°01′N154°14′W / 36.01°N 154.23°W | 58 | 1985 | Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. | WGPSN |
| Maa | 1°18′N156°22′E / 1.3°N 156.37°E | 31 | 1997 | Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. | WGPSN |
| Mehit | 28°57′N164°23′W / 28.95°N 164.39°W | 47 | 1985 | Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. | WGPSN |
| Melkart | 9°52′S173°56′E / 9.86°S 173.93°E | 105 | 1979 | Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. | WGPSN |
| Menhit | 36°19′S140°19′W / 36.31°S 140.32°W | 140 | 2006 | Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. | WGPSN |
| Min | 29°14′N1°16′W / 29.23°N 1.26°W | 33 | 1988 | Min, Egyptian fertility god. | WGPSN |
| Mir | 3°18′S129°42′E / 3.3°S 129.7°E | 8 | 1985 | Mir, West Semitic god of wind. | WGPSN |
| Misharu | 4°19′S24°07′E / 4.31°S 24.11°E | 88 | 1985 | Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. | WGPSN |
| Mont | 44°37′N48°03′E / 44.62°N 48.05°E | 15 | 1997 | Mont, Theban war god. | WGPSN |
| Mor | 30°33′N32°39′E / 30.55°N 32.65°E | 41 | 1979 | Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. | WGPSN |
| Mot | 9°56′N165°57′W / 9.93°N 165.95°W | 23 | 1997 | Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El. | WGPSN |
| Mush | 15°07′S114°46′W / 15.12°S 114.77°W | 99 | 1985 | Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent. | WGPSN |
| Nabu | 45°23′S1°11′W / 45.39°S 1.19°W | 40 | 1979 | Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity. | WGPSN |
| Nah-Hunte | 17°46′S85°16′W / 17.76°S 85.26°W | 47 | 2000 | Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice. | WGPSN |
| Namtar | 58°20′S19°18′E / 58.34°S 19.3°E | 50 | 1979 | Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. | WGPSN |
| Nanna | 17°37′S118°08′E / 17.61°S 118.13°E | 56 | 1985 | Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. | WGPSN |
| Nefertum | 44°21′N38°58′E / 44.35°N 38.96°E | 29 | 1997 | Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. | WGPSN |
| Neheh | 72°08′N62°40′W / 72.13°N 62.66°W | 54 | 1985 | Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. | WGPSN |
| Neith | 29°27′N6°58′W / 29.45°N 6.97°W | 90 | 1988 | Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. | WGPSN |
| Nergal | 38°35′N159°40′E / 38.58°N 159.67°E | 9.6 | 1997 | Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld. | WGPSN |
| Nidaba | 17°45′N123°26′W / 17.75°N 123.43°W | 199 | 1985 | Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess. | WGPSN |
| Nigirsu | 58°16′S39°26′E / 58.26°S 39.43°E | 53 | 1979 | Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god. | WGPSN |
| Ningishzida | 14°07′N170°10′E / 14.11°N 170.16°E | 32 | 1997 | Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. | WGPSN |
| Ninkasi | 59°13′N48°51′W / 59.21°N 48.85°W | 81 | 1988 | Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. | WGPSN |
| Ninki | 8°22′S120°47′W / 8.37°S 120.79°W | 194 | 1985 | Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water. | WGPSN |
| Ninlil | 6°16′N118°19′W / 6.27°N 118.32°W | 91 | 1985 | Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort. | WGPSN |
| Ninsum | 14°21′S140°33′W / 14.35°S 140.55°W | 88 | 1985 | Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother. | WGPSN |
| Nut | 54°13′S90°48′E / 54.21°S 90.8°E | 90 | 1979 | Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. | WGPSN |
| Osiris | 38°00′S166°19′W / 38°S 166.31°W | 107 | 1979 | Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. | WGPSN |
| Ptah | 65°54′S142°57′E / 65.9°S 142.95°E | 30 | 1988 | Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. | WGPSN |
| Punt | 24°53′S120°09′E / 24.89°S 120.15°E | 135 | 1997 | Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. | WGPSN |
| Ruti | 13°14′N51°21′E / 13.23°N 51.35°E | 16 | 1979 | Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. | WGPSN |
| Saltu | 14°09′S7°14′E / 14.15°S 7.23°E | 40 | 2006 | Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility. | WGPSN |
| Sapas | 57°27′N33°59′W / 57.45°N 33.99°W | 56 | 1979 | Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods. | WGPSN |
| Sati | 30°50′N12°48′W / 30.84°N 12.8°W | 95 | 1988 | Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. | WGPSN |
| Sebek | 61°15′N3°13′E / 61.25°N 3.22°E | 61 | 1979 | Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. | WGPSN |
| Seima | 17°05′N144°02′E / 17.09°N 144.03°E | 38 | 1985 | Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. | WGPSN |
| Seker | 39°10′S14°37′E / 39.16°S 14.62°E | 103 | 1988 | Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. | WGPSN |
| Selket | 15°02′N105°42′W / 15.03°N 105.7°W | 168 | 1985 | Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. | WGPSN |
| Serapis | 12°24′S44°07′W / 12.4°S 44.11°W | 169 | 1997 | Serapis, Egyptian healing god. | WGPSN |
| Shu | 43°10′N3°10′E / 43.16°N 3.16°E | 44 | 1988 | Shu, Egyptian god of air. | WGPSN |
| Sin | 52°56′N2°32′E / 52.94°N 2.54°E | 19 | 1979 | Sin, Babylonian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Tammuz | 13°27′N129°14′E / 13.45°N 129.24°E | 51 | 1985 | Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. | WGPSN |
| Tanit | 57°29′N36°37′W / 57.49°N 36.62°W | 26 | 1979 | Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son. | WGPSN |
| Tashmetum | 39°43′S95°28′E / 39.72°S 95.46°E | 135 | 2000 | Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess. | WGPSN |
| Ta-urt | 27°40′N55°48′E / 27.66°N 55.8°E | 94 | 1988 | Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu. | WGPSN |
| Teshub | 68°18′S80°43′E / 68.3°S 80.72°E | 188 | 1994 | Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest. | WGPSN |
| Thoth | 43°13′S147°15′W / 43.22°S 147.25°W | 102 | 1985 | Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. | WGPSN |
| Tros | 11°08′N27°16′W / 11.14°N 27.26°W | 94 | 1979 | Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Upuant | 46°24′N40°28′E / 46.4°N 40.46°E | 17 | 1997 | Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. | WGPSN |
| We-ila | 12°22′S69°39′E / 12.36°S 69.65°E | 36 | 2000 | We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. | WGPSN |
| Wepwawet | 69°53′S59°49′W / 69.89°S 59.81°W | 86 | 2000 | Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. | WGPSN |
| Zakar | 31°17′N26°20′E / 31.28°N 26.33°E | 170 | 1997 | Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity. | WGPSN |
| Zaqar | 58°10′N37°25′W / 58.16°N 37.41°W | 33 | 1979 | Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men. | WGPSN |
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keret | 16°00′N35°12′W / 16.0°N 35.2°W | 36.0 | 1979 | Dropped. Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery. | WGPSN |
| Khnum | 17°48′S85°12′W / 17.8°S 85.2°W | 45.0 | – | Not approved named. Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena. | WGPSN |
| Wadjet | 53°48′S268°54′W / 53.8°S 268.9°W | 100.0 | 2000 | Dropped name. Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut. | WGPSN |
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Ganymede, or Jupiter III, is the largest and most massive natural satellite of Jupiter as well as in the Solar System, being a planetary-mass moon. It is the largest Solar System object without an atmosphere, despite being the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial magnetic field. Like Titan, it is larger than the planet Mercury, but has somewhat less surface gravity than Mercury, Io or the Moon.
This is a directory of lists of geological features on planets excepting Earth, moons and asteroids ordered by increasing distance from the Sun.
Kittu crater is a crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) in diameter.
Neith crater is a crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system.
A crater chain is a line of craters along the surface of an astronomical body. The descriptor term for crater chains is catena, plural catenae, as specified by the International Astronomical Union's rules on planetary nomenclature.
Galileo Regio is a large, dark surface feature on Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
Memphis Facula is a palimpsest, or "ghost crater", on Ganymede, the largest of the Jovian satellites.
