Jupiter

The Giant Planet

How Big Is Jupiter?

Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System, being 85,788 miles in diameter.

If the Sun were as big as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a nickel, and Jupiter would be the size of a basketball.

1,300 Earths would fit inside Jupiter if it were hollow.

How Did Jupiter Get Its Name?

Jupiter is named after the Roman king of gods, commanding rain, thunder, and lightning.

No one knows who discovered Jupiter.

It was known by the ancients.

What Does Jupiter Look Like?

Jupiter is white, orange, brown, yellow, and red.

It has a red spot, which is actually a giant storm that has been growing since 1998, where winds can be up to 384 miles per hour.

Jupiter actually has very faint rings, which are made from gas, dust, rocks, and ice.

Where Is Jupiter?

Jupiter is 466 million miles from the Sun.

It is also one of the outer planets, being the 5th planet from the center of our Solar System.

What Is Time On Jupiter Like?

The length of a year on Jupiter is equivalent to 12 Earth years.

A day is only 9 hours and 55 minutes.

A few of the planets have seasons like Earth, but Jupiter doesnt, because it spins too fast.

What Spacecraft Have Flown By Jupiter?

Pioneer 10 first flew by Jupiter in 1973.

Later fly-by visits were Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Ulysses, and Galileo.

What Are Jupiter's Moons?

Jupiter has 64 moons.

Its biggest 4 moons are Europa, Callisto, Io, and Ganymede. Europa may have water underneath the ice on its surface, and Io has over 400 active volcanoes.

Some of Jupiter's other moons are Amalthea, Elara, Himalia, Pasiphae, and Carme.

What Is Jupiter Made Out Of?

The white, orange, brown, yellow, and red colors on Jupiter are actually thick clouds of poisonous gases.

Jupiter is not solid. It is made up of hydrogen and helium, with traces of methane, water, ammonia, and rock.

The End

Sources

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Information found at www.nasa.org and www.ask.com.

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