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Outer / Jovian Planets
Outer planet composition
Gas Giants and Ice Giants
Jupiter
Distance from Sun
5.2 AU
Diameter
11.2 Earth diameter
Mass/Density
Orbital Period
318 Earth / 1.36 g/cc
11.8 Earth years
Rotation Period
9 hrs 50 min
Atmosphere (major
gasses)
Other
Satellites and Rings:
H2
He
Strong magnetic field
High internal temp
4 major moons
Total 63+? (12/2007)
Thin Ring
Saturn
Saturn from HST
June 7, 2001
Distance from Sun
Diameter
9.54 AU
9.5
Earth diameter
Mass/Density
Orbital Period
95 Earth / 0.69 g/cc
29.5 Earth years
Rotation Period
10 hrs 13 min
Atmosphere (major
gasses)
H2
He
Other
Density less than 1 g/cc
Satellites and rings:
6 major (Titan largest)
62+? Total (12/2009)
Largest Ring system
1
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Uranus
Uranus from Voyager
Distance from Sun
Diameter
19.19 AU
4 Earth diameter
Mass/Density
Orbital Period
Rotation Period
Atmosphere (major
gasses)
Other
Satellites and rings:
14.5 Earth /1.3 g/cc
84
Earth years
-17 hrs 56 min
H2
He
CH4
97.9o axial tilt
Magnetic field 60o from axis
Blue green color due to methane
27+ satellites Named after
Shakespearean Characters
13 rings
Neptune
Neptune from Voyager
Distance from Sun
Diameter
30.07 AU
3.8 Earth diameter
Mass/Density
Orbital Period
14.5 Earth / 1.6 g/cc
164.8 Earth years
Rotation Period
Atmosphere (major
gasses)
Other
Satellites and rings:
16 hrs 6 min
H2
He
CH4
Blue green color due to methane
Winds measured above 1200km/h
Strong internal heat source
13+ satellites
Triton orbits in opposite direction
Thin Rings
Ring Systems
Rings
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
2
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Jupiter
Storm Systems
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Ganymede
Callisto
JUPITER
System
5262km
4800 km
Io
Europa
3138 km
3630km
Volcanoes on IO
Saturn
3
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Mimas
Titan
Iapetus
Enceladus
Moons of Uranus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
Neptune System
Triton
Triton
4