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.
| Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 40 | align=center | 1979 | Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. | ||||
| align=right | 39 | align=center | 1979 | Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. | ||||
| align=right | 57 | align=center | 1979 | Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. | ||||
| align=right | 63 | align=center | 1985 | Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. | ||||
| align=right | 74 | align=center | 1985 | Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. | ||||
| align=right | 12.4 | align=center | 1997 | Aleyin, Son of Baal, spirit of springs. | ||||
| align=right | 61.5 | align=center | 1979 | Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west. | ||||
| align=right | 102 | align=center | 1985 | Amon, Theban king of gods. | ||||
| align=right | 11 | align=center | 1997 | Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. | ||||
| align=right | 2.9 | align=center | 1985 | Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. | ||||
| align=right | 52 | align=center | 1985 | Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. | ||||
| align=right | 25 | align=center | 1997 | Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. | ||||
| align=right | 14.75 | align=center | 1985 | Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu. | ||||
| align=right | 55 | align=center | 1979 | Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens. | ||||
| align=right | 114 | align=center | 1988 | Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. | ||||
| align=right | 210 | align=center | 2000 | Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. | ||||
| align=right | 57 | align=center | 2000 | Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. | ||||
| align=right | 84 | align=center | 1985 | Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. | ||||
| align=right | 25.5 | align=center | 1979 | Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god. | ||||
| align=right | 133 | align=center | 2000 | Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. | ||||
| align=right | 38 | align=center | 1979 | Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash. | ||||
| align=right | 43 | align=center | 1979 | Baal, Phoenician; Canaanite god. | ||||
| align=right | 77 | align=center | 1988 | Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. | ||||
| align=right | 63 | align=center | 1985 | Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. | ||||
| align=right | 7 | align=center | 1997 | Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. | ||||
| align=right | 70 | align=center | 1997 | Cisti, Iranian healing god. | ||||
| align=right | 190 | align=center | 2006 | Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts. | ||||
| align=right | 56 | align=center | 1979 | Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. | ||||
| align=right | 82 | align=center | 2000 | Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.) | ||||
| align=right | 40 | align=center | 1979 | Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. | ||||
| align=right | 20 | align=center | 1997 | Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. | ||||
| align=right | 55 | align=center | 1997 | El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods. | ||||
| align=right | 122 | align=center | 1982 | Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh. | ||||
| align=right | 34.6 | align=center | 1979 | Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature. | ||||
| align=right | 5 | align=center | 1997 | Enzu, Babylonian moon god. | ||||
| align=right | 343 | align=center | 1997 | Epigeus, Phoenician god. | ||||
| align=right | 31 | align=center | 1997 | Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. | ||||
| align=right | 98 | align=center | 1979 | Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. | ||||
| align=right | 46 | align=center | 1979 | Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. | ||||
| align=right | 72 | align=center | 1985 | Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. | ||||
| align=right | 60 | align=center | 1985 | Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. | ||||
| align=right | 56 | align=center | 1985 | Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. | ||||
| align=right | 153 | align=center | 1979 | Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. | ||||
| align=right | 73 | align=center | 1985 | Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat. | ||||
| align=right | 38 | align=center | 1979 | Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; medicine goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 40.5 | align=center | 2016 | Gushkin-Banda, Sumerian patron god of goldsmiths. | ||||
| align=right | 90 | align=center | 1985 | Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. | ||||
| align=right | 96 | align=center | 1988 | Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. | ||||
| align=right | 108 | align=center | 2000 | Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. | ||||
| align=right | 70 | align=center | 2000 | Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. | ||||
| align=right | 173 | align=center | 1979 | Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. | ||||
| align=right | 27 | align=center | 1997 | Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. | ||||
| align=right | 106 | align=center | 2000 | Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 120 | align=center | 2000 | Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. | ||||
| align=right | 40 | align=center | 2000 | Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. | ||||
| align=right | 76 | align=center | 1985 | Ilah, First Sumerian sky god. | ||||
| align=right | 90 | align=center | 1985 | Ilus, Ganymede's brother. | ||||
| align=right | 117 | align=center | 1985 | Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. | ||||
| align=right | 67 | align=center | 1985 | Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. | ||||
| align=right | 89.5 | align=center | 1985 | Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation. | ||||
| align=right | 75 | align=center | 1979 | Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. | ||||
| align=right | 87 | align=center | 1985 | Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice. | ||||
| align=right | 17 | align=center | 1997 | Khensu, Egyptian moon god. | ||||
| align=right | 47 | align=center | 1997 | Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. | ||||
| align=right | 80 | align=center | 1988 | Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. | ||||
| align=right | 57 | align=center | 1979 | Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god. | ||||
| align=right | 78 | align=center | 1988 | Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. | ||||
| align=right | 78 | align=center | 1979 | Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 15 | align=center | 1985 | Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice. | ||||
| align=right | 93 | align=center | 1985 | Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. | ||||
| align=right | 131 | align=center | 2000 | Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea. | ||||
| Laomedon | align=right | 64 | align=center | 2019 | Laomedon, king of Troy, nephew of Ganymede. | |||
| align=right | 43 | align=center | 1997 | Latpon, One of the sons of El. | ||||
| align=right | 64 | align=center | 1997 | Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. | ||||
| align=right | 58 | align=center | 1985 | Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. | ||||
| align=right | 31 | align=center | 1997 | Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. | ||||
| align=right | 47 | align=center | 1985 | Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. | ||||
| align=right | 105 | align=center | 1979 | Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. | ||||
| align=right | 140 | align=center | 2006 | Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 33 | align=center | 1988 | Min, Egyptian fertility god. | ||||
| align=right | 8 | align=center | 1985 | Mir, West Semitic god of wind. | ||||
| align=right | 88 | align=center | 1985 | Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. | ||||
| align=right | 15 | align=center | 1997 | Mont, Theban war god. | ||||
| align=right | 41 | align=center | 1979 | Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. | ||||
| align=right | 23 | align=center | 1997 | Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El. | ||||
| align=right | 99 | align=center | 1985 | Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent. | ||||
| align=right | 40 | align=center | 1979 | Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity. | ||||
| align=right | 47 | align=center | 2000 | Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice. | ||||
| align=right | 50 | align=center | 1979 | Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. | ||||
| align=right | 56 | align=center | 1985 | Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. | ||||
| align=right | 29 | align=center | 1997 | Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. | ||||
| align=right | 54 | align=center | 1985 | Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. | ||||
| align=right | 90 | align=center | 1988 | Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. | ||||
| align=right | 9.6 | align=center | 1997 | Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld. | ||||
| align=right | 199 | align=center | 1985 | Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 53 | align=center | 1979 | Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god. | ||||
| align=right | 32 | align=center | 1997 | Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. | ||||
| align=right | 81 | align=center | 1988 | Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. | ||||
| align=right | 194 | align=center | 1985 | Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water. | ||||
| align=right | 91 | align=center | 1985 | Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort. | ||||
| align=right | 88 | align=center | 1985 | Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother. | ||||
| align=right | 90 | align=center | 1979 | Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. | ||||
| align=right | 107 | align=center | 1979 | Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. | ||||
| align=right | 30 | align=center | 1988 | Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. | ||||
| align=right | 135 | align=center | 1997 | Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. | ||||
| align=right | 16 | align=center | 1979 | Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. | ||||
| align=right | 40 | align=center | 2006 | Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility. | ||||
| align=right | 56 | align=center | 1979 | Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods. | ||||
| align=right | 95 | align=center | 1988 | Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. | ||||
| align=right | 61 | align=center | 1979 | Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. | ||||
| align=right | 38 | align=center | 1985 | Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. | ||||
| align=right | 103 | align=center | 1988 | Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. | ||||
| align=right | 168 | align=center | 1985 | Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. | ||||
| align=right | 169 | align=center | 1997 | Serapis, Egyptian healing god. | ||||
| align=right | 44 | align=center | 1988 | Shu, Egyptian god of air. | ||||
| align=right | 19 | align=center | 1979 | Sin, Babylonian moon god. | ||||
| align=right | 51 | align=center | 1985 | Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 26 | align=center | 1979 | Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son. | ||||
| align=right | 135 | align=center | 2000 | Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess. | ||||
| align=right | 94 | align=center | 1988 | Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu. | ||||
| align=right | 188 | align=center | 1994 | Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest. | ||||
| align=right | 102 | align=center | 1985 | Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. | ||||
| align=right | 94 | align=center | 1979 | Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. | ||||
| align=right | 17 | align=center | 1997 | Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. | ||||
| align=right | 36 | align=center | 2000 | We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. | ||||
| align=right | 86 | align=center | 2000 | Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. | ||||
| align=right | 170 | align=center | 1997 | Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity. | ||||
| align=right | 33 | align=center | 1979 | Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men. |
| Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keret | 16°N -35.2°W | 36.0 | align=center | 1979 | Dropped. Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery. | ||
| Khnum | -17.8°N -85.2°W | 45.0 | align=center | – | Not approved named. Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena. | ||
| Wadjet | -53.8°N -268.9°W | 100.0 | align=center | 2000 | Dropped name. Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut. |