Jupiter Bobby Buhring
Jupiter’s Name Jupiter means king of Roman gods Largest planet in sky
Discovery of Jupiter Galileo Used telescope January 7, 1610
Distances Order from the Sun: 5th Distance from the Sun: 778,500,000 km Distance from the Earth: 588,000,000 km
Planet Measurements Mass: 1.9*10^27 kg Volume: *10^15 km^3 Density: 1,326 kg/m^3 Gravity: m/s^2
Orbit and Rotation Takes Earth years to revolve around sun Takes 9.9 hours to rotate on own axis
Composition of Atmosphere Icy clouds of gases Only small traces of CH3, water Thick Largest atmosphere in Solar System
Temperature Range -145 degrees Celsius on surface A lot colder than Earth
Composition Gas Giant 71% hydrogen 24% helium 5% other
Weather Very windy Lightning and thunder Form of precipitation that consists of ammonia crystals
Rings Faint, dark Composed of tiny rock and dust fragments Discovered by NASA’s Voyager 1 Rings_1__Bob_Hegwood.jpg
Moons At least 63 moons Galileo discovered the first ones
Water In form of vapor Only on cloud tops Scientists surprised to find water ogs/6a00d8341bf67c53ef b41e2d970d-800wi.jpg
What would happen if human went to Jupiter? Would die in many ways o Crushed by gravity o Poisoned by atmosphere o Die of extreme temp. spacecraft-trip-to-jupiter_38195_600x450.jpg
Interesting Facts Fastest spinning planet in Solar System The Great Red Spot has been around for at least 30 years Size of Spot is decreasing Been visited by spacecraft 7 times from Earth
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