Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, and thus has many craters covering its hard surface. Here is a list of Ganymedean craters that have been given names. Most are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Year named | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achelous | 40.0 | 1979 | Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. | |
| Adad | 39.0 | 1979 | Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. | |
| Adapa | 56.0 | 1979 | Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. | |
| Agreus | 63.0 | 1985 | Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. | |
| Agrotes | 74.0 | 1985 | Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. | |
| Aleyin | 12.4 | 1997 | Aleyin, Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs. | |
| Ammura | 61.5 | 1979 | Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west. | |
| Amon | 101.8 | 1985 | Amon, Theban king of gods. | |
| Amset | 10.9 | 1997 | Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. | |
| Anat | 2.9 | 1985 | Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. | |
| Andjeti | 52.5 | 1985 | Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. | |
| Anhur | 25.0 | 1997 | Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. | |
| Antum | 14.7 | 1985 | Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu. | |
| Anu | 55.0 | 1979 | Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens. | |
| Anubis | 113.8 | 1988 | Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. | |
| Anzu | 205.0 | 2000 | Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. | |
| Apophis | 65.0 | 2000 | Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. | |
| Ashîma | 84.2 | 1985 | Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. | |
| Asshur | 25.6 | 1979 | Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god. | |
| Atra-hasis | 125.0 | 2000 | Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. | |
| Aya | 38.0 | 1979 | Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash. | |
| Ba'al | 43.2 | 1979 | Ba'al, Phoenician; Canaanite god. | |
| Bau | 80.2 | 1988 | Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. | |
| Bes | 61.0 | 1985 | Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. | |
| Chrysor | 6.9 | 1997 | Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. | |
| Cisti | 69.6 | 1997 | Cisti, Iranian healing god. | |
| Damkina | 180.0 | 2006 | Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts. | |
| Danel | 55.2 | 1979 | Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. | |
| Dendera | 82.2 | 2000 | Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.) | |
| Diment | 40.4 | 1979 | Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. | |
| Ea | 19.1 | 1997 | Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. | |
| El | 54.3 | 1997 | El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods. | |
| Enkidu | 5.0 | 1997 | Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh. | |
| Enlil | 121.1 | 1982 | Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature. | |
| En-zu | 34.4 | 1979 | Enzu, Babylonian moon god. | |
| Epigeus | 343.0 | 1997 | Epigeus, Phoenician god. | |
| Erichthonius | 30.5 | 1997 | Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. | |
| Eshmun | 96.5 | 1979 | Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. | |
| Etana | 44.5 | 1979 | Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. | |
| Gad | 72.1 | 1985 | Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. | |
| Geb | 60.0 | 1985 | Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. | |
| Geinos | 58.0 | 1985 | Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. | |
| Gilgamesh | 153.0 | 1979 | Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. | |
| Gir | 73.2 | 1985 | Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat. | |
| Gula | 38.0 | 1979 | Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; health god. | |
| Halieus | 91.6 | 1985 | Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. | |
| Hapi | 98.5 | 1988 | Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. | |
| Harakhtes | 108.0 | 2000 | Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. | |
| Haroeris | 70.0 | 2000 | Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. | |
| Hathor | 173.0 | 1979 | Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. | |
| Hay-tau | 26.9 | 1997 | Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. | |
| Hedetet | 102.3 | 2000 | Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. | |
| Hershef | 117.9 | 2000 | Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. | |
| Humbaba | 35.0 | 2000 | Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. | |
| Ilah | 79.6 | 1985 | Ilah, First Sumerian sky god. | |
| Ilus | 90.0 | 1985 | Ilus, Ganymede's brother. | |
| Irkalla | 116.2 | 1985 | Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. | |
| Ishkur | 67.6 | 1985 | Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. | |
| Isimu | 89.5 | 1985 | Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation. | |
| Isis | 75.3 | 1979 | Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. | |
| Kadi | 86.7 | 1985 | Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice. | |
| Keret | 36.0 | 1979 | Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery. | |
| Khensu | 14.2 | 1997 | Khensu, Egyptian moon god. | |
| Khepri | 47.1 | 1997 | Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. | |
| Khnum | 45.0 | Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena. | ||
| Khonsu | 80.0 | 1988 | Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. | |
| Khumbam | 56.9 | 1979 | Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god. | |
| Kingu | 78.0 | 1988 | Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. | |
| Kishar | 79.0 | 1979 | Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. | |
| Kittu | 15.0 | 1985 | Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice. | |
| Kulla | 92.4 | 1985 | Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. | |
| Lagamal | 131.0 | 2000 | Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea. | |
| Latpon | 42.0 | 1997 | Latpon, One of the sons of El. | |
| Lugalmeslam | 65.1 | 1997 | Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. | |
| Lumha | 57.8 | 1985 | Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. | |
| Maa | 31.7 | 1997 | Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. | |
| Mehit | 47.2 | 1985 | Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. | |
| Melkart | 105.0 | 1979 | Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. | |
| Menhit | 140.0 | 2006 | Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. | |
| Min | 33.1 | 1988 | Min, Egyptian fertility god. | |
| Mir | 8.0 | 1985 | Mir, West Semitic god of wind. | |
| Misharu | 88.0 | 1985 | Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. | |
| Mont | 15.0 | 1997 | Mont, Theban war god. | |
| Mor | 41.3 | 1979 | Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. | |
| Mot | 23.3 | 1997 | Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El. | |
| Mush | 99.3 | 1985 | Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent. | |
| Nabu | 40.0 | 1979 | Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity. | |
| Nah-Hunte | 49.4 | 2000 | Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice. | |
| Namtar | 49.2 | 1979 | Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. | |
| Nanna | 56.0 | 1985 | Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. | |
| Nefertum | 28.7 | 1997 | Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. | |
| Neheh | 54.0 | 1985 | Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. | |
| Neith | 87.6 | 1988 | Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. | |
| Nergal | 9.6 | 1997 | Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld. | |
| Nidaba | 199.4 | 1985 | Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess. | |
| Nigirsu | 53.3 | 1979 | Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god. | |
| Ningishzida | 32.0 | 1997 | Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. | |
| Ninkasi | 81.0 | 1988 | Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. | |
| Ninki | 194.2 | 1985 | Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water. | |
| Ninlil | 90.8 | 1985 | Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort. | |
| Ninsum | 88.2 | 1985 | Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother. | |
| Nut | 93.0 | 1979 | Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. | |
| Osiris | 107.7 | 1979 | Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. | |
| Ptah | 30.2 | 1988 | Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. | |
| Punt | 135.0 | 1997 | Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. | |
| Ruti | 16.0 | 1979 | Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. | |
| Saltu | 40.0 | 2006 | Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility. | |
| Sapas | 56.0 | 1979 | Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods. | |
| Sati | 94.7 | 1988 | Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. | |
| Sebek | 65.0 | 1979 | Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. | |
| Seima | 38.0 | 1985 | Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. | |
| Seker | 103.4 | 1988 | Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. | |
| Selket | 172.3 | 1985 | Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. | |
| Serapis | 169.3 | 1997 | Serapis, Egyptian healing god. | |
| Shu | 44.1 | 1988 | Shu, Egyptian god of air. | |
| Sin | 19.0 | 1979 | Sin, Babylonian moon god. | |
| Tammuz | 51.0 | 1985 | Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. | |
| Tanit | 26.0 | 1979 | Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son. | |
| Tashmetum | 135.0 | 2000 | Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess. | |
| Ta-urt | 94.4 | 1988 | Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu. | |
| Teshub | 188.0 | 1994 | Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest. | |
| Thoth | 102.5 | 1985 | Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. | |
| Tros | 93.9 | 1979 | Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. | |
| Upuant | 16.5 | 1997 | Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. | |
| Wadjet | 100.0 | 2000 | Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut. | |
| We-ila | 36.3 | 2000 | We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. | |
| Wepwawet | 87.0 | 2000 | Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. | |
| Zakar | 170.0 | 1997 | Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity. | |
| Zaqar | 33.0 | 1979 | Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men. |