Jupiter By: Ava Bobst
Planets Symbol
Name- Jupiter Named after the King of the Roman God Jupiter- Largest Planet
Discovery Who- Galileo When- 1610 How- With his first telescope
Distances Order from Sun- 5th planet from the sun Distance from the Sun- 778.3 km Distance from the Earth- 628,743,036 million km (Closest) 928,081,020 million km (Furthest)
Planet Measurement Mass- 1.8298 x 1027kg Volume- 1,431,281,810,739,360 km3 Density- 1.33 g/cm3 Jupiter would sink because the density is greater than 1 Gravity- 24.79 m/s2
Orbit and Rotation Orbit the Sun- Rotation on its Own Axis- 11.86 years 4,332 days Rotation on its Own Axis- Every 9.9 hours
Composition of Atmosphere Thick Hydrogen Helium Atmosphere is “The Great Red Spot”
Temperature Goes from -190°f to 40°f Is a lot colder than Earth and Florida
Composition and Appearance Gas Giant Internal Composition- Liquid Hydrogen Rock Metal Elements Look Like- Covered in red, brown, yellow, and white clouds Red Atmosphere Very Large
Weather Large weather Storms grow to thousands of km within hours Winds whipping the clouds at 360 kph Storms last for hundreds of years
Rings Halo ring- Main ring- Gossamer- Faint Wide Doughnut shaped Dust Abrupt Outer Edge Gossamer- White Debris from moons
Moons 63 moons discovered from 1610 to 2011 67 moons including the 4 large moons known as the Galilean satellites
Water There is a small amount of water Not on the ground Vapor in the cloud tops
What if… If a human went on Jupiter they would die because there is no oxygen
Something Special 8 different spacecraft's have visited Jupiter