Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part I History, Origin, Dynamics
- 1 Ganymede through the Ages
- 2 Origin of Ganymede and the Galilean Moons
- 3 The Rotation of Ganymede
- 4 Tidal Deformation and Tidal Evolution of Ganymede
- 5 Ganymede’s Stratigraphy and Geologic Evolution
- Part II Geology, Surface, Interior
- Part III Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere
- Part IV Astrobiology
- Appendix A Maps of Ganymede
- Appendix B Ganymede Parameters
- Index
2 - Origin of Ganymede and the Galilean Moons
from Part I - History, Origin, Dynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2025
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part I History, Origin, Dynamics
- 1 Ganymede through the Ages
- 2 Origin of Ganymede and the Galilean Moons
- 3 The Rotation of Ganymede
- 4 Tidal Deformation and Tidal Evolution of Ganymede
- 5 Ganymede’s Stratigraphy and Geologic Evolution
- Part II Geology, Surface, Interior
- Part III Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere
- Part IV Astrobiology
- Appendix A Maps of Ganymede
- Appendix B Ganymede Parameters
- Index
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- Ganymede , pp. 16 - 33Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025