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JUPITER
THE GIANT
Jupiter Shown at 1:1 Billion Scale
Jupiter is the giant of the solar system and is more
massive than all the other planets combined. It has
a quite striking colorful gaseous atmosphere.
Jupiter is surrounded by over 50 known satellites
(or moons). This number results from collisions
between them or Jupiter’s massive gravitational
pull capturing other celestial bodies. It is easy
to see the Great Red Spot on its surface
through a telescope.
JUPITER
The image above illustrates the size of each planet in relation to each other. It does not give the relative distance between
each planet in the solar system. Refer to map below for the distances between each planet.
FAST FACTS:
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Has at least 50 natural satellites (moons)
Largest planet in our solar system
11 times the diameter of our Earth
Produces powerful radio waves from the
disturbances in its magnetic field
Atmosphere is almost entirely made of
hydrogen with some helium
Faint rings are made of rocky particles
Has an enormous magnetic field
Three thin rings circle its equator
BRIEF FACTS:
• Diameter: 88,732 Miles (142,800 km)
• Distance from Sun: 484 Million Miles
(778,412,020 km)
• Mass: 1.90 X 1027 kg
• Gravity: 250% of Earth
• Rotation period: 0.4 earth days (9.8 hours)
• Revolution period: 11.86 earth years
DID YOU KNOW?
• It has a Great Red Spot that is the largest hurricane
in our Solar system. The swirling clouds there would
hold three planets the size of the Earth.
• Jupiter could have possibly become a second star had it
grown any larger and had nuclear fusion take place.
• Jupiter radiates more energy than it receives from the Sun.
• The Galileo spacecraft orbited Jupiter from 1995-2003.
• Jupiter’s four largest natural satellites are:
Io
Europa
Io – most volcanically active object in
our Solar System
Europa – has a liquid ocean beneath an
icy crust
Ganymede
Ganymede – largest planetary moon
and it has a magnetic field
Great Red Spot
Callisto
Callisto – has an icy ocean
**Images Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Large Jupiter Image Shown at 1:30,000,000 Scale
Cumberland content reviewed by the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the
Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum
More information can be found on the Town of Cumberland’s website at:
http://www.town.cumberland.in.us/
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Scale: 1:1 Billion
1 mile = 5,280 feet
*Planet nodes are placed proportionately along
the trail as they are located in the solar system