Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, is larger than the planet Mercury.
Why it is true
At 5,268 km across, Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, compared with Mercury's 4,879 km. Even so, it has less than half the planet's mass, because it is made largely of ice. It is also the only moon known to have its own magnetic field.
Source: NASA Science
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