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Jupiter

3. Jupiter The first of the outer planets. Is the largest planet!
Considered to be a gas giant made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Known for its giant red spot.
This spot has a diameter three
times that of earth.

4. Jupiter
The giant red spot is a long lasting storm system (300 years long) that is larger than Earth!
Jupiter radiates, or gives, much more energy into space than it receives from the sun.
Two Pioneer missions, 2 Voyager missions and 1 Galileo mission have all studied Jupiter.
Galileo sent a probe to the Jupiter’s atmosphere in 1995 that sent back data on the atmosphere composition, temperature and pressure.

5. Jupiters moons and rings
Jupiter has about 63 moons and a ring system. The four of Jupiter’s natural satellites are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
Io has active volcanoes, and Europa has the possibility of a water environment friendly to life.
Callisto
Ganymede Io
Europa

6. Jupiter Statistics Distance from the sun Period of rotation
Period of revolution
Diameter
Temperature
Gravity
43.3 light-minutes
9 hours, 56 minutes
11 years, 313 days
142,984 km
-153*C
236% of Earth’s