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2 Jupiter January 27,2010 By: Madison Koloski, Marissa Snell, and Wyatt Cook

3 Discovery and Naming Jupiter was discovered in prehistoric times It was named for the Greek God Zeus

4 Jovian Time Length of day or Rotation period- 9 hours and 55 minutes (Earth time) Length of year or Revolution period-12 years (Earth time)

5 Stuff You Need To Know Come to Jupiter to see Its Great Red Spot Come to Jupiter to see Its Great Red Spot Its Atmosphere is made of 10% Helium, and 90%Hydrogen Its Atmosphere is made of 10% Helium, and 90%Hydrogen Surface is made of Hydrogen, and Helium. It is not solid Surface is made of Hydrogen, and Helium. It is not solid

6 MORE…Stuff You Need To Know! A person weighing 100 lbs. on Earth will weigh 236.4 lbs. on Jupiter A person weighing 100 lbs. on Earth will weigh 236.4 lbs. on Jupiter A person born on January 4,1984 would be 2.19 Jovian years old A person born on January 4,1984 would be 2.19 Jovian years old No, I wouldn’t because Jupiter's Gravity increases your weight No, I wouldn’t because Jupiter's Gravity increases your weight Jupiter is 5.2 AU’s from the Sun Jupiter is 5.2 AU’s from the Sun

7 Tourist Tips Temperature range for Jupiter is : 261.4°F→185.8°F Temperature range for Jupiter is : 261.4°F→185.8°F Jupiter is cold so pack Snow pants and a Winter Coat…..Also it is stormy so pack an umbrella. Jupiter is cold so pack Snow pants and a Winter Coat…..Also it is stormy so pack an umbrella. Ring sliding-take a sled and slide all around Jupiter…Next go storm surfing in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Ring sliding-take a sled and slide all around Jupiter…Next go storm surfing in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

8 Fun Facts Jupiter is the vacuum cleaner of the Solar System. It sucks in comets, asteroids and meteorites which could be on a collision course for Earth. The comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, was pulled apart by Jupiter's gravity and eventually collided with the planet in 1994. Jupiter is the vacuum cleaner of the Solar System. It sucks in comets, asteroids and meteorites which could be on a collision course for Earth. The comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, was pulled apart by Jupiter's gravity and eventually collided with the planet in 1994. Jupiter has a liquid metal ocean (metallic hydrogen) at its centre, surrounded by thousands of kilometers of hydrogen and helium gas. Jupiter has a liquid metal ocean (metallic hydrogen) at its centre, surrounded by thousands of kilometers of hydrogen and helium gas.


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