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Jupiter Facts

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General Information and History. Jupiter General Information and History. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. The Jovian system is made up of Jupiter and the many moons orbiting it. To date, 67 of these satellites have been discovered. It is unclear when Jupiter was first noticed by humans. Field and magnetic field. The spacecraft is expected to arrive at its destination in July 2016. By Planets of the Solar System. 149; Jupiter Facts. By Solar System Facts.

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Diameter of Jupiter

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General Information and History. When compared to the Earth’s average diameter (12,742 km or 7,917 miles), Jupiter’s average diameter is 10.97 times larger. Jupiter’s equator diameter is 11.21 times larger than Earth’s equator diameter (12,756.2 km or 7,926 miles). Jupiter’s pole to pole diameter is 10.52 times larger than Earth’s pole to pole diameter (12,713.6 km or 7,900 miles). Jupiter Compared to Earth. 149; Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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Jupiter's Surface

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General Information and History. Although Jupiter’s surface area is a massive 61,418,738,571 km. Or 23,713,907,537 mi. 120414 times Earth’s surface area), Jupiter does not have a firm surface as we are accustomed to here on Earth. So where would you stand? Maybe the question should be where would you fly or swim? Some believe underneath the clouds, Jupiter’s surface may look like a giant ocean with violent storms. The image on the right is an illustration.

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Jupiter's Mass & Size

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General Information and History. Jupiters Mass and Size. Jupiter's size can be described in four different ways: by mass, diameter, volume and surface area. Any one of this would still make Jupiter the largest planet in the Solar System. At 1.43 x 10. Its volume is 1321 times that of the Earth. Its surface area 6.14 x 10. Or 237 x 10. Is 120.4 times larger than the Earth and its diameter. Jupiter compared to Earth.

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Who Discovered Jupiter?

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General Information and History. It is unknown who discovered Jupiter. This is because Jupiter at times can be seen by the naked eye (no telescope needed). Jupiter is the 2nd brightest planet in the night sky (Venus is 1st). The image on the right was taken by Marek Nikodem on March 18, 2012 outside Szubin, Poland. In the photo, Jupiter is at the left hand and Venus is at the right hand of the person. Jupiter and Venus from Earth. 149; Marek Nikodem (PPSAE).

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Jupiter Gravity

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General Information and History. Jupiter’s surface gravity is 24.79 m/s2 or 81.3 ft/s2. It is 2.4 times more than Earth’s, so if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth then you would weigh 240 pounds on Jupiter. Its gravity is so strong that the escape velocity is 216,720 km/h or 134,664 mph (5.38 times more than Earth’s). Brown spots show the collision from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. 149; Courtesy Nasa.

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Jupiter's Orbit & Rotation

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General Information and History. Jupiters Orbit and Rotation. Jupiter Compared to Earth. Jupiter's rotational axis tilts at an angle of 3.13 . This is relatively small compared to the Earth's 23.44 , which is the reason why there are no significant changes in Jupiter's seasons compared to the seasonal changes experienced by Earth or even Mars. Bull; "Jupiter Compared to Earth" courtesy of NASA.

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Jupiter's Atmosphere & Interior

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General Information and History. Jupiters Atmosphere and Interior. Carbon monoxide (CO) and germane (GeH. Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Jupiter's atmosphere is made up of four layers (in increasing altitude): troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. Each layer has its own temperature. Such as storms and lightning. Is lower. On the other hand, the clouds of ammonia ice are thinner in belts and are located at lower altitudes where the temperature. Bull; "Jupiter Compared to Earth" courtesy of NASA.

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Images of Jupiter and it's moons

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General Information and History. Images of Jupiter and its moons. The great red spot of Jupiter in its beauty. This image was captured on July 6, 1996 by Voyager 2 during the Voyager mission from 2,633,003 kilometers or 1,636,072 miles. Volcanic eruption on Jupiter's Moon Io. Volcanic eruption at Io's Tvashtar Catena. 149; Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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Jupiter's Moons

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General Information and History. An illustration of the 4 Galilean moons. Jupiter's four largest moons are Io. And Callisto. Their discovery provided the crucial evidence that planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun rather than the Earth. It was also the first time that a moon was discovered orbiting a planet other than the Earth. Is the most volcanically active object in the Solar System. Its surface is covered by a layer of sulfur and more than a dozen volcanoes release hot silicate magma. Io. Callis...