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JUPITER
BY:BILLY YOST
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THE PLANET’S SYMBOL
The symbol for Jupiter is said to represent a hieroglyph of
the eagle or to be the initial letter of Zeus with a line
drawn through it to indicate it's abbreviation.
HOW DID JUPITER GET IT’S NAME AND WHAT
DOES IT MEAN?
• The Romans named the planet after their king of Gods,
Jupiter, who was also the god of the sky and of
thunder.
• Jupiter means the supreme god.
DISCOVERY OF JUPITER. WHO? WHEN? HOW?
• The first documented discovery of Jupiter was by
Galileo in 1610 by his first Rudimentary Telescope.
• Jupiter can be seen by the naked eye but he was the
first to confirm that it was a planet.
DISTANCES
• It is the fifth planet in the solar system.
• It’s average distance from the sun is 778,412,020 km.
• It’s average distance from earth is 628,814,130 km.
JUPITER’S MEASUREMENTS
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• Mass 1.90x10
3
• Volume 1,431,281,810,739,360 km
• Density 1.4 gm/cm
• Gravity 24.79 m/s 2
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WOULD JUPITER FLOAT OR SINK IN WATER?
• Jupiter would sink because the average density of
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water is 1gm/cm which is less then the average
density of Jupiter which is 1.4gm/cm 3.
ORBIT AND ROTATION
• It takes 4,332 days for Jupiter to orbit the sun once.
• It takes 9 hours 58 minutes for Jupiter to rotate on its
axis once.
THE COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE
• The composition of the atmosphere is 90% hydrogen
and 10% helium.
• The atmosphere is thick and tightly packed due to the
strong gravity.
WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE RANGE ON
JUPITER?
• Upper atmosphere -145°C
• Surface temperature -108°C
• Core temperature 35,500°C
• Jupiter is about 125°C colder than the average temperature
on earth.
• The average temperature in Florida is 30°C so there is
about 138°C difference. Therefore, Jupiter is much colder
than Florida.
COMPOSITION/APPEARANCE
• Jupiter is a gas giant. The planet’s surface is just gas,
there is no solid surface.
• Scientist believe that the core is surrounded by a layer of
metallic hydrogen with another layer of molecular
hydrogen on top.
• Looks like a giant ball of gas and liquid. It has a dark ring
system composed of fine dust grains. It is red/tan with
some spots of white and light brown.
WEATHER
• Large storms that grow to cover thousands of
kilometers within hours.
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Winds whipping the clouds up to 360 mph.
• Storms that can last for hundreds of years are typical.
EX: The Great Red Spot.
RINGS
• Jupiter's rings are faint, narrow and dark. They are composed of tiny
rock fragments.
• The rings are divided into three main parts.
• Main Ring
• Halo Ring- orbits closer to Jupiter
• Gossamer Ring- very wide, extends far from Jupiter
MOONS
• There are 67 in total orbiting Jupiter.
• The four largest moons are called the Galilean Moons
which, were discovered in 1610 by Galileo.
• They range from perfectly circular to highly eccentric and
inclined.
• IO is the third largest moon.
• IO is a volcanically active moon, it spews out molten sulfur
making it a very colorful moon.
WATER
• There is water on Jupiter but, it is not on Jupiter's
surface. It is in the form of water vapor in the cloud
tops.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HUMANS TRAVELED TO
JUPITER?
• If humans traveled to Jupiter, they would freeze due to
the extreme temperatures on Jupiter's surface.
• Also you would not be able to stand on Jupiter because
Jupiter does not have a solid surface.
INTERESTING FACTS
• The axis of Jupiter is 13.3 degrees. Therefore, there are no seasons.
• The Great Red Spot is a storm that has been going on since 1600
A.D. It’s size is bigger than Earth.
• Jupiter is two and a half times bigger than all other planets in our
solar system.
• Jupiter would need 70 times its current mass to ignite nuclear fusion.
Scientist call it a failed star.
• Jupiter has been visited seven times by spacecrafts from Earth.
CITATIONS
• nasa.gov. http://solarsyatem.nasa.gov
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• nasa.gov. http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov
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• Nola, Taylor Reed. space.com. http://space.com 2012
• Portia, Wolf. colorado.edu. http://colorado.edu 2007
• Dr. Carean, Carr. scienceforkids.com. http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com 2012
• Fraser, Cain. universetoday.com. http://universetoday.com 2008
• Paul, Walorski. physlink.com. http://physlink.com
PHOTO CITATIONS
• Holly, Zell. nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov 2009
• talesofcuriosity.com. http://www.talesofcuriosity.com
• infinigeek.com. http://www.infinigeek.com
• wikipedia.org. http://www.en.wikipedia.org 2013
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• macyafterlife.com. http://www.macyafterlife.com
• burro.edu. http://www.burro.astr.cwru.edu
• acyiteacher.com. http://www.acyiteacher.blogspot.com
• dailygalaxy.com. http://www.dailygalaxy.com
• physics.edu. http://www.physics.upenn.edu
• blog.com. http://www.blog.napc.com
• planetvic.com. http://www.planetvic.com