Jupiter By Linsy Wang

Symbol Looks like a 4 Represents thunder bolt, an eagle, and the letter Zeta (Greek) Zeta is the Greek letter z, for Zeus

Jupiter’s name Jupiter is Greek for Zeus King of gods Ruler of Olympus The patron of the Roman state

Discovery Galileo discovered Jupiter in He used his rudimentary telescope that he invented, and saw Jupiter’s 4 largest moons orbiting the planet. He discovered that not everything orbits around the earth.

Distances Fifth planet from the sun Average distance from sun(km): 778,330,000 km Distances from earth(km):varies from 628,743,036 km to 928,081,020 km

Planet Measurements Mass:1.90x10 kg Volume:1,431,281,810,739,360 km³ Density:1.33 g/cm³ Gravity:24.79 m/s²

Will Jupiter sink or float in water? It will sink because it has more density than water. Water’s density: 1, kg/m³ Jupiter’s density 1.33 g/cm³

Orbit and rotation How long does Jupiter take to orbit around the Sun once? About 12 earth years How long does Jupiter take to rotate on its own axis? About 10 earth hours

Atmosphere Jupiter’s atmosphere is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium. Other chemical compounds are found in small amounts of other substances

Temperature Jupiter’s temperature range: -128°C (-190°F)to-13°C (9°F) Earth’s temperature range: -129°Fto159°F Average temperature in Florida: 21.1°C (70°F)

Composition/appearance Jupiter is a gas giant. It is mostly made of gas and liquid, and doesn't have a solid surface It is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium

Weather Jupiter has lots of storms There are layers of clouds above Jupiter’s atmosphere The Great Red Spot is a storm on Jupiter that lasted for hundreds of years

Rings Known as the Rings of Jupiter or the Jovian Ring system Made of rock fragments Discovered by Voyager 1 There are three rings: the Main ring, the Halo ring and the Gossamer ring

Moons Jupiter has at least 63 moons The four largest moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) were discovered by Galileo in They are known as the Galilean moons.

Water There is a small amount of water on Jupiter, but they are in Jupiter’s clouds There are of water and/or ice on some of Jupiter’s moons

If humans traveled to Jupiter Humans would choke because there is no Oxygen They would freeze to death because Jupiter is very cold

Interesting facts The Great Red Spot is a storm that has been lasting for hundreds of years. It’s even bigger than earth. If the sun was as tall as a door, Jupiter would be a basketball and earth would be a nickel Jupiter is the size of a small star