Jaden Nichols, Shannon Allen, Lyric Boyd, Alicia Stith
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It is made up of gas. Therefore, it is a gas giant.
Jupiter is the largest planet by far. It is bigger than all the other planets combined. Jupiter weighs 1,898,130,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms.
Many missions have been sent to Jupiter. The Pioneer 10 and 11 were sent to Jupiter. The Voyager 1 and 2 were also sent to Jupiter. The latest mission to Jupiter was the Galileo.
Jupiter was discovered many years ago. It was known even back in ancient times!
Jupiter has a huge red spot. This red spot is a high pressure storm. It has been there for at least 400 years. Three earths would fit inside of just the red spot!
Jupiter is different from the other planets. Jupiter gives off more energy than it receives from the sun. No other planet does that!
Not all planets have moons. Jupiter, however, has many moons.. Although Jupiter only has four main moons, it has 63 confirmed moons.
Jupiter rotates faster than Earth. Jupiter’s period of rotation is of Earth’s rotation. Jupiter’s revolution takes longer than Earth. Jupiter’s revolution is of Earth years.
Jupiter is tilted on its axis. The tilt of Jupiter’s axis is 3.13 degrees.
Jupiter is a massive planet. It’s diameter is 11 times Earth’s diameter. It’s mass is 1.9 times 1027 kilograms.
Jupiter should be president over the other planets because it is bigger. It is the big brother of all the planets so it should be in charge.