Ganymede

Ganymede
Astrographical
System:	Sol system
Orbiting:	Jupiter
Orbital position:	Seventh natural satellite
Moon(s):	None
Physical
Diameter:	5,268 kilometres (3,273 mi)
Societal
Demonym:	Ganymedian, Ganymedean
Species:	Human
Government:	Unified Earth Government

There is more information available on this subject at Ganymede on the English Wikipedia.

This article is about the moon of Jupiter. For the city, see Ganymede (city).

Ganymede is a natural satellite governed by the Unified Earth Government and is the largest moon of Jupiter in the Sol system.

Overview

Topography and ecology

Ganymede is traditionally an airless body, and as such the majority of human settlement on the moon takes place inside a vast underground terraformed cavern system.^[1] The moon's surface remains harsh to life.^[2]

Locations

Aigburth^[3]^[4]^[5]
- Lister^[3]
  - Low/Zero Gravity Testing Facility^[3]
Research habitats^[6]

Known residents

Paul Gustafson (c.2539)

History

Rise of humanity

Ganymede was one of many bodies of the Solar System settled by humanity during the early half of the 22nd century. This era would see Ganymede become home to a significant Frieden presence, and was one of several sites involved in the Jovian Moons Campaign of the Interplanetary War. By mid-2169, Ganymede (along with many other Jovian Moons) had been invaded by the UNSC Marine Corps, and Frieden forces destroyed.^[6]

Human-Covenant War

The EVA-class Mjolnir was first created and tested at the Low/Zero Gravity Testing Facility on Ganymede.^[3]

Government and society

Ganymede is famously proud and isolationist, and as such retains troubled relations with its neighbours. The moon is divided into numerous habitat-states including Aigburth - the political chaos of which is regarded as entertaining, if not educational.^[1]

Trivia

The country Aigburth is a reference to the British TV series Red Dwarf. It is from the name The Aigburth Arms, where the character Lister was found abandoned as a baby. The city Lister is also a reference to the show, Dave Lister being one of the main characters.
In the Halo: Reach live-action short Spaceport, Ganymede is a destination listed at the Manassas Spaceport.

Gallery

Unused artwork for Ganymede made for the 2022 edition of the Halo Encyclopedia.

List of appearances

Halo 3 (First mentioned)
Remember Reach
- Spaceport (Mentioned only)
Halo: Reach (Mentioned only)
Halo 4
- Spartan Ops (Mentioned only)
Hunt the Truth (Mentioned only)
Halo Mythos (First appearance)
Halo: Retribution (Mentioned only)

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 41
^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 283
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bungie.net, Spartan Variant: E.V.A. (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo 3, Armory: EVA helmet description: "The Mjolnir/V variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth on Ganymede, integrating feedback gathered from the Summa Deep Space Incident."
^ Halo: Reach, Armory: EVA helmet description: "The MJOLNIR V [V] variant was developed and tested at the UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth, Ganymede."
^ ^a ^b Halo Mythos, page 50-51

[Enc22-1] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 41

[Enc09-2] Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 283

[BnetEVA-3] Bungie.net, Spartan Variant: E.V.A. (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [archive]

[H3EVA-4] Halo 3, Armory: EVA helmet description: "The Mjolnir/V variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth on Ganymede, integrating feedback gathered from the Summa Deep Space Incident."

[HREVA-5] Halo: Reach, Armory: EVA helmet description: "The MJOLNIR V [V] variant was developed and tested at the UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth, Ganymede."

[Mythos-6] Halo Mythos, page 50-51

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