Ganymede

The third Jovian moon.

Ganymede is the third Jovian moon and has a tilt of 0.33°. It has a global population of 31.6 million spread across ??? nations, with its cities built on the ground and ice sheets Temperatures range from -40° to 10°, averaging at 5°. 86% of Ganymede's gravity is artificially generated. Ganymede is the only moon to have an active magnetosphere. It has an atmosphere of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide. The planet also experiences a lot of cold weather weather. Water is available but must be desalinated. 36% of Ganymede's energy is from kinetic sources, 30% is geothermal, 24% is hydropower and 10% comes from nuclear power plants. Its major industries include processing minerals and metals from within its oceans and from Io. Most transportation is achieved with landvehicles, hypertubes, hovervehicles, boats and submarines. It is a popular tourist destination due to its oceans. People from Ganymede are called Ganymedeans, and products from Ganymede are described as Ganymedean. Terraformers experienced setbacks due to the cold temperature of the moon.

Geography

Ganymede has many forests and wet temperate locations. It has a monoclimate and often rains or snows at night.

Fauna & Flora

It has many animals on the land, however hardly any in the oceans due to the saltiness.

Natural Resources

Minerals from its oceans

Globe by unaipl2003 on sketchfab.

Alternative Name(s)

Jupiter III

Type

Planetoid / Moon

Location under

The Sol System

Related Ethnicities

• Ganymedian

Related Professions

• Simgrav technicians