Jupiter Julianna Sutow
Jupiter’s symbol
Name Jupiter was named after the King of the Roman God. It was the largest and most powerful object in the sky
Discovery Who- Galileo When- 1610 How- He turned his first telescope on Jupiter
Distances Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun Distance from the sun is 778,500,00 km Distance from the earth Closest- 628,743,036 Farthest- 928,081,020
Planet Measurements Mass- 1.898x1027 kg Volume- 1,431,281,810,739,360 km3 Density- 1.33 g/cm3 Jupiter would sink because its density is more than 1 Gravity- 24.79 m/s2
Orbit and Rotation It takes 11.86 years and 4,332 days to orbit the sun It takes every 9.9 hours to rotate on its axis
Atmosphere Jupiter has a thick atmosphere made of helium and hydrogen. Its atmosphere is a great red spot
Temperature It ranges from about – 190°F or -128°C for a visible surface to 9°F at lower cloud level some regions reach 40°F. Jupiter is a lot colder than Earth and Florida
Composition/ Appearance Jupiter is a gas giant Jupiter’s internal composition is liquid hydrogen, metal elements Jupiter is covered with thick red brown, yellow and white clouds. The atmosphere is red and is large
Weather The weather is large. Storms that grow to cover thousands of km within hours. Wind whipping the clouds at 360 kph and storms that last for hundreds of years
Rings Discovered by NASH’s voyager 1 in 1980. They do not reflect a lot of sunlight they receive. There are 3 rings of Jupiter. Halo ring- faint wide ring Main ring- thin ring Gossamer ring- faint wide ring
Moons There are 63 moons- they were discovered from 1610-2011 there are 67 including the 4 large moons known as the Galilean satellites
Water Yes, there is water, small amounts. It is in the form of water vapor in the cloud tops
What would happen to a human on Jupiter? You would be crushed my Jupiter’s gravity, poisoned by the atmosphere and the surface would absorb you
Interesting Fact Jupiter only takes 10 hours to complete to a full rotation on its axis. The planet has flattened out because it spins so fast
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