Jupiter Facts 1
From where do Jupiter's aurorae come?
From the particles thrown off by Jupiter’s moons
How short is Jupiter's day compared to Earth's?
9.9 hours
If Earth were the size of a grape...
Jupiter would be as big as a basketball
How large is Jupiter compared to the other planets?
Jupiter has twice the mass as all the other planets combined
Who is Jupiter named after?
For the king of the Gods in Roman mythology
Describe Jupiter's rings if they have them.
They're made of small dark particles that are extremely difficult to see except when backlit by the Sun
What are the stripes and swirls on Jupiter made out of?
The stripes and swirls seen on Jupiter are cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium
How long does it take the Sun's light to travel to Jupiter?
It takes 43 minutes for light from the sun to travel to Jupiter
How long does it take Jupiter to travel around the Sun?
Jupiter takes about 12 Earth years to make one revolution around the Sun
How is Jupiter's composition similar to the Sun's?
Jupiter's composition is similar to that of the Sun dash mostly hydrogen and helium
How tall are the storms on Jupiter?
Scientists believe that the storms on Jupiter are up to 60 miles Tall with the Great Red Spot possibly being up to 300 miles tall
Because of Jupiter's high speed, it stirs up swarms of charge particles preventing spacecraft from venturing into Jupiter
Describe the different stripes seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.
The dark orange stripes are called belts and the lighter bands are called zones.
How many moons does Jupiter have and when were they discovered?
Jupiter has 95 moons four of which were first observed by Galileo in 1610
Does Jupiter have a magnetosophere?
Yes.
Describe Jupiter's core and surface.
Jupiter does not have a solid core, which means it does not have a true surface
what has happened to all of the spacecraft that have tried to enter Jupiter's atmosphere?
The extreme pressures and temperatures inside Jupiter's atmosphere have crushed all spacecraft trying to fly into the planet
Do the bands on Jupiter move? If, yes, in what direction?
The belts and bands flow east and west in opposite directions
How far is Jupiter from the Sun?
Jupiter is 484 million miles from the Sun
What is Jupiter's tilt and what does that mean?
Jupiter tilts on its axis only 3°, so it does not have any yearly cycles of seasons
How is it possible that Jupiter has the largest lake in the Milky Way?
Pressure and temperature of Jupiter's atmosphere compress the hydrogen gas into liquid, which gives Jupiter the largest ocean in the solar system, only it is made of hydrogen instead of water
How many moons does Jupiter have?
95.
How much wider is Jupiter than Earth?
11 times wider
Describe the great Red Spot on Jupiter.
The Great Red Spot is a giant storm bigger than the earth that has raged for hundreds of years
Describe Jupiter's polar cyclones.
-- there are eight Cyclones at the North Pole and they are arranged in the form of an octagon
-- there are five Cyclones at the South Pole and they arranged in the shape of a pentagon