jupiter: the giant king. jupiter bio/facts diameter: 139,822 km relative mass (earth = 1): 317.8...
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Jupiter: The Giant King
Jupiter Bio/Facts
Diameter: 139,822 km
Relative Mass (Earth = 1): 317.8
Density (kg/m3): 1330
Distance from Sun (AU): 5.2
Length of Day: 9.9 hours
Length of Year: 4331 days
Mean Temp: -166⁰F
Atmosphere
• Mostly hydrogen and helium in gas and liquid form
• Below liquid Hydrogen is a layer of liquid metallic hydrogen (properties of both liquid and solid only possible under extreme pressure)
• Models suggest Jupiter might have Earth-sized solid core
Moons:
• Jupiter has over 60 recorded moons!!!The 4 largest (Galilean Moons) are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto
Io: Volcanic eruptions
More Moons!
• Europa: Gravitational heating may have melted ice and have subsurface ocean (liquid water!)
• Ganymede: Largest moon in solar system
Rings
Jupiter has faint rings of dust (not spectacular like Saturn…)
Why are there huge bands of clouds?
What is this???
Video Refuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey8Jw7e4B2Q
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