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Jupiter
By Carson Katzfey and Walker
Koberlein
Table Of Contents
1. Facts to know about Jupiter
2. Jupiter’s Moons
3. Jupiter’s Features
4. Jupiter’s Temperatures
5. Jupiter’s Rotation and Revolution
6. Surface Features
7. Atmosphere
8. Who is Jupiter Named After
9. Discovery
10.Spacecraft
11.Unusual Characteristics
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Interesting facts
Other important facts
Come to Jupiter today!
Bibliography
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Facts to know about Jupiter
Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun
Jupiter is 43.3 light minutes away from the
sun
Jupiter is a gassy outer planet
Jupiter appears red, brown, white, and
orange, the color changes during storms
Jupiter has 4 faint rings
Jupiter’s Moons
Jupiter has 63 moons
The biggest of the 63 moons are Io,
Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto
The diameter of the 4 biggest moons
are… Io- 3,642km, Europa- 3,138km,
Ganymede- 5,268km, Callisto- 4,800km
Jupiter’s Features
Jupiter’s Mass is 1.89813 × 1027 kg
Jupiter’s Diameter is 142,984 km
Jupiter’s Gravity is 236% of Earth’s gravity
Jupiter’s Density is 1.33 grams per cubic
centimeters
Jupiter is composed of Hydrogen and
Helium
Jupiter’s Rotation and
Revolution
A year on Jupiter is 12 Earth years or
4,328 Earth days
A day on Jupiter is 9 hours and 54
minutes
Jupiter’s Temperatures
High temperatures on Jupiter can reach
up to 1,340 degrees Fahrenheit
Low temperatures on Jupiter can go
down to -166 degrees Fahrenheit
Surface Features
Jupiter is a gas giant
Jupiter has no solid surface
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a storm
that has been going on for over 400 years
Atmosphere
Jupiter’s atmosphere is made of Methane,
Water, Helium, and Ammonia
Jupiter’s atmosphere is the largest
planetary atmosphere
Who is Jupiter named after?
Jupiter is named after the Roman god
“Jupiter”. Jupiter was the most important
god, He was the king of Roman gods
Discovery
Jupiter was discovered in the
17th century by the ancient
Romans
Spacecraft
Voyager 1’s closest attempt to landing on
Jupiter was on March 5, 1979
Voyager 2’s closest attempt to landing on
Jupiter was on July 9, 1979
The Galileo got to Jupiter on December 7th
1995
Pioneer 10’s closest approach to Jupiter
was on December 4, 1973
Pioneer 11’s closest attempt was
September 30th 1995
Unusual Characteristics
Jupiter radiates much more energy into
space than it receives from the sun
Jupiter is more than twice as massive as
all the other planets combined
If it had been about 80 times more
massive, it would have actually become a
star instead of a planet
Interesting Facts
Jupiter has a huge atmosphere
Jupiter also has a very large mantle, and a
liquid/solid core, with no definite boundary
between layers
The top layer of Jupiter is liquid hydrogen,
the liquid hydrogen composes the upper
25% of the planet
Other Important Facts
Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in the
solar system
Jupiter’s clouds are 50km thick
Come to Jupiter today!
We would choose Jupiter because Jupiter
is very large, in fact, the largest planet!
Jupiter would fit a ton of people on there
so our population would be huge!
Plus, Jupiter is one of very few planets
that has liquid hydrogen on it!
Bring your bathing suits and travel to
Jupiter today!
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