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Jupiter
Mallory Conlan
Interesting things about Jupiter
This is a spacecraft
that landed on my
planet.
The Planet’s Name
My planet is named
after the Roman
god, Jupiter.
Jupiter is the Roman’s
king.
Position in the Solar System
• My planet is the 5 planet from the sun.
Rotation on its Axis
It rotates once every 9 hours and 55
minutes.
Size
• Jupiter is the biggest
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planet in the solar
system.
Jupiter's mass is 318
times Earth’s mass
It would take over
318 earths to equal
the mass of Jupiter.
It is 88,700 miles
142,800 km wide.
Gravity
It is farther from
the sun so it
doesn't have
very much
gravity pull.
A hundred pound
person would
weigh 254
pounds.
Orbit
• Orbits the sun about every 12 years.
Atmosphere
• The atmosphere
of Jupiter a
mixture of gases
that are called
hydrogen,
helium, methane,
and ammonia.
Temperature
• It temperature is
-244°
Composition of Your Planet and its
Appearance
The core is made of rock
with liquid hydrogen
around rock. It has 3
rings that are very dark.
Moons
• Jupiter has more than
sixty known moons
Earth has one.
• Some of my planets
moons names are Lo,
Europe, Ganymede,
and ,Callisto.
Callisto
Ganymede
Rings
• Jupiter has three dust
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rings.
The rings are small pieces
of dark rock and dust
rings.
Their names are Halo,
Main, and Gossamer
Gossamer is 114,335
miles in diameter.
Main is 152,240 miles and
Gossamer is 160,240
miles.
How would a Human Being Fare on
Your Planet
• A human will
freeze on my
planet because the
temperature is to
cold.
• A person would
not get to breath
on my planet.
Discovery Your Planet
• People have always
known about Jupiter
because it is such a
bright object in the sky.
• It was studied by
Astronomer Ptolemy
Something Special
• Jupiter has a Great
Red Spot.
• The color of this spot
is pink orange.
• It is made of
hurricanes and storms.