Ganymede

Ganymede, Sol Vc, Jupiter III
INFORMATION
Quadrant:	Alpha
Star System:	Sol
Affiliations:	United Federation of Planets, Jovian Colonies; Outer System Worlds
Natives:	Ganymedeans (Human)
ASTROMETRIC DATA
Star Type(s):	G:V (Yellow Main Sequence Star)
Estimated Age:	4.6 Billion Years
Number of Planets:	9
Orbital Period (Days):	4,344 days
Number of Satellites:	none
PLANETOLOGICAL DATA
Atmosphere Type:	None; Vacuum
Atmosphere Pressure:	None; Vacuum
Mean Temperature:	Cryonic Vacuum
Hydrosphere:	Saturated (as ice)
Dominant Terrain:	Ice and rock plains, canyons, glaciers
LIFE DATA
Stage of Life Evolution:	None
Sentient Population:	410,000
Capital:	Wilde
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At a Glance

Ganymede, named after a boy of unsurpassed beauty who enraptured the Greek god Zeus, is the largest satellite in the Sol star system. Ganymede itself is larger than the planet Mercury, though quite a bit less dense. Ganymede is the seat of power for the Jovian Colonies and is a member of the Outer System Worlds. It is the third moon of the gas giant Jupiter, standing outside the worst of Jupiter's magnetosphere and radiation effects. Despite that, Ganymedean settlements are frequently sub-regolith "warren colonies", dug into Ganymede's rock and ice. Only the occasional reinforced dome or sky vent give a view of their massive parent planet.

Terrain