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Jupiter. By: Ava Bobst. Planets Symbol. Name- Jupiter. Named after the King of the Roman God Jupiter- Largest Planet. Discovery. Who- Galileo When- 1610 How- With his first telescope. Distances . Order from Sun- 5 th planet from the sun Distance from the Sun- 778.3 km
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Jupiter By: Ava Bobst
Name- Jupiter • Named after the King of the Roman God • Jupiter- Largest Planet
Discovery Who- Galileo When- 1610 How- With his first telescope
Distances Order from Sun- 5th planet from the sun Distance from the Sun- 778.3 km Distance from the Earth- • 628,743,036 million km (Closest) • 928,081,020 million km (Furthest)
Planet Measurement Mass- 1.8298 x 1027kg Volume- 1,431,281,810,739,360 km3 Density- 1.33 g/cm3 Jupiter would sink because the density is greater than 1 Gravity- 24.79 m/s2
Orbit and Rotation Orbit the Sun- • 11.86 years • 4,332 days Rotation on its Own Axis- • Every 9.9 hours
Composition of Atmosphere • Thick • Hydrogen • Helium • Atmosphere is “The Great Red Spot”
Temperature • Goes from -190°f to 40°f • Is a lot colder than Earth and Florida
Composition and Appearance • Gas Giant • Internal Composition- • Liquid Hydrogen • Rock • Metal Elements • Look Like- • Covered in red, brown, yellow, and white clouds • Red Atmosphere • Very Large
Weather • Large weather • Storms grow to thousands of km within hours • Winds whipping the clouds at 360 kph • Storms last for hundreds of years
Rings Halo ring- • Faint • Wide • Doughnut shaped Main ring- • Dust • Abrupt • Outer Edge Gossamer- • Faint • White • Debris from moons
Moons • 63 moons discovered from 1610 to 2011 • 67 moons including the 4 large moons known as the Galilean satellites
Water • There is a small amount of water • Not on the ground • Vapor in the cloud tops
What if… • If a human went on Jupiter they would die because there is no oxygen
Something Special • 8 different spacecraft's have visited Jupiter