Jupiter
A jovian planet
About jupiter
- one year on Jupiter is about 12 earth years
- one day there is only 9 hours
- the temperature there is in the low 234 degrees Fahrenheit
- it is made of 90 percent of hydrogen and 10 percent of helium
Swanner, Nate. Jupiter Believed to Have Destroyed V1.0 of Our Solar System. 2015. N.p.
Jupiter has 63 moons
Borrell, Amy. S-64 Jupiter Moons. N.d. N.p.
Rings
The rings around Jupiter are dark and are made up of dust and tiny pieces of rock
The Mystery of Jupiter's Rings. 2011. Cornell University, n.p.
Three distinguishing characteristics of jupiter
1. The largest planet in the solar system
2. The red spot on Jupiter is a giant hurricane-like storm
3. It takes a little under ten hours to complete a turn on its axis
Pioneer 11
launched on April 6, 1973
NASA Celebrates Four Decades of Plucky Pioneer 11. 2013. N.p.
Voyager 1
launched on September 5,1977
Urqhrdt, Conal. Voyager 1 Leaves Solar System. 2013. Nasa, n.p.
Galileo
launched on October 18,1989
Early Concept Art of Jupiter Orbiter and Probe. 2012. Nasa, n.p.
Mythology behind jupiters name
The romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of the Greek good Zeus
Zeus/Jupiter. 2015. Video Gallery of Greece, n.p.