Ganymedian
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Ganymedian (not comparable)
(astronomy) Of, or pertaining to Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter.
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The plasma co-rotating with Jupiter impinges on the trailing side of the Ganymedian magnetosphere much like the solar wind impinges on the Earth's magnetosphere.
During a G1 flyby in 1996, the Ganymedian magnetic field was discovered, while the discovery of the ocean was announced in 2001.
However, the nature of the Ganymedian ionosphere is as controversial as the nature of the atmosphere.
In these areas, the energetic (tens and hundreds of kiloelectronvolt ) electrons and ions have been detected, which may cause the auroras observed around the Ganymedian poles.
The Ganymedian surface is asymmetric; the leading hemisphere is brighter than the trailing one.
The interaction between the Ganymedian magnetosphere and Jovian plasma is in many respects similar to that of the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere.