Ganymede City

Ganymede City is a term coined by Arthur C. Clarke in his science fiction novel, 3001: The Final Odyssey. It refers to two regions, Lagash Sulcus and Memphis Facula, on the surface of one of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede. When viewed from space these regions have a criss-crossing pattern of what appears to be "streets and avenues". However these "streets and avenues" would be ten kilometers wide. Clarke said: "To my eyes it appears considerably more artificial than the notorious 'Mars Face' and its surroundings."^[1]

In the "Sources" section of his novel, 3001: The Final Odyssey, Clarke specifically referred to these two satellite images when speaking of "Ganymede City". They were taken by the Voyager 2 probe and Clarke referred to them by their Flight Data Subsystem (FDS) numbers.^[2]

Lagash Sulcus, FDS 20637.29
Memphis Facula, FDS 20637.02

References

↑ Clarke, Arthur Charles (1997). "Sources". 3001: the final odyssey. London: HarperCollins. p. 262. ISBN 0-586-06624-1.
↑ Clarke, Arthur Charles (1997). "Sources". 3001: the final odyssey. London: HarperCollins. p. 262. ISBN 0-586-06624-1.

Arthur C. Clarke's The Space Odyssey series

The Original Project of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Films	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 2010 (1984)

Books	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) 2061: Odyssey Three (1987) 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997) The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1972)

Comics	2001: A Space Odyssey (1976)

Short stories	"The Sentinel" (written 1948, first published 1951 as "Sentinel of Eternity") "Encounter in the Dawn" (first published 1953)

Elements	HAL 9000 Discovery One List of spacecraft Clavius Base Ganymede City Monoliths

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