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Jupiter. Bobby Buhring. Jupiter’s Name. Jupiter means king of Roman gods Largest planet in sky. Discovery of Jupiter. Galileo Used telescope January 7, 1610. Distances. Order from the Sun: 5th Distance from the Sun: 778,500,000 km Distance from the Earth: 588,000,000 km. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jupiter
Bobby Buhring
Jupiter’s Name
• Jupiter means king of Roman gods
• Largest planet in sky
Discovery of Jupiter
• Galileo
• Used telescope
• January 7, 1610
Distances
• Order from the Sun: 5th
• Distance from the Sun: 778,500,000 km
• Distance from the Earth: 588,000,000 km
Planet Measurements
• Mass: 1.9*10^27 kg
• Volume: 1.43128*10^15 km^3
• Density: 1,326 kg/m^3
• Gravity: 24.79 m/s^2
Orbit and Rotation
• Takes 11.86 Earth years to revolve around sun
• Takes 9.9 hours to rotate on own axis
Composition of Atmosphere
• Icy clouds of gases
• Only small traces of CH3, water
• Thick
• Largest atmosphere in Solar System
Temperature Range
• -145 degrees Celsius on surface
• A lot colder than Earth
Composition
• Gas Giant
• 71% hydrogen
• 24% helium
• 5% other
Weather
• Very windy
• Lightning and thunder
• Form of precipitation that consists of ammonia crystals
http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/NatSci102/images/greatredspot.jpg
Rings
• Rings
• Faint, dark
• Composed of tiny rock and dust fragments
• Discovered by NASA’s Voyager 1
http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/images/screenshots/various/jupiter_Jupiter_Rings_1__Bob_Hegwood.jpg
Moons
• At least 63 moons
• Galileo discovered the first ones
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Jupiter_family.jpg
Water
• In form of vapor
• Only on cloud tops
• Scientists surprised to find water
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/blogs/6a00d8341bf67c53ef017742b41e2d970d-800wi.jpg
What would happen if human went to Jupiter?
• Would die in many wayso Crushed by gravityo Poisoned by atmosphereo Die of extreme temp.
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/381/overrides/juno-spacecraft-trip-to-jupiter_38195_600x450.jpg
Interesting Facts
• Fastest spinning planet in Solar System
• The Great Red Spot has been around for at least 30 years
• Size of Spot is decreasing
• Been visited by spacecraft 7 times from Earth
BibliographyWorks Cited
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"Jupiter." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter>.
"Jupiter Fact Sheet." Jupiter Fact Sheet. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. <http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html>.
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"Temperature of Jupiter." Universe Today RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. <http://www.universetoday.com/15097/temperature-of-jupiter/>.
"Who Discovered Jupiter?." Universe Today RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. <http://www.universetoday.com/40462/who-discovered-jupiter/>.