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Life on Jupiter
CHALLENGE! BEWARE!!
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Is Jupiter our fifth planet and the largest planet in our solar system.
Yes. Jupiter's average distance from the sun is 5.2 astronomical units.
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How many moons does Jupiter contain?
63 moons.
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What did these missions study on Jupiter?
These missions studied Jupiter's atmosphere, surface, moons and rings.
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What atmosphere would be prefer to live on Jupiter?
Northern Atmosphere (Upper)
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When was the planet formed?
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
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What is the diameter of Jupiter at it's equator?
It is approximately 143,000 kilometers (about 89,000 miles) wide at its equator.
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What was Jupiter named after?
The planet is named after Jupiter, the king of the Roman gods.
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Pioneer 10 was the_____? It was launched____?
Pioneer 10 was the first mission to Jupiter. It was launched in 1972.
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What would happen if you were to go to the lower atmosphere of Jupiter?
You will burn up, because Jupiter is a violent planet it is made up of gaseous.
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What does Jupiter orbit?
The sun.
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Does Jupiter have rings? How many?
Yes it has three thin rings.
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How long is Jupiter's day? What is Jupiter's orbit?
Jupiter's day is only about 10 hours long. Jupiter's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped.
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How is NASA currently studying Jupiter?
A new spacecraft named Juno that is on its way to Jupiter.
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In what moon do they think there could be life in?
Europa
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What makes Jupiter unique?
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What is the "GREAT RED SPOT" ?
It is a giant spinning storm, resembling a hurricane. At its widest point, the storm is about three-and-a-half times the diameter of Earth.
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Who discovered the four largest moons from Jupiter? And what are the four moons called?
These four moons are called the Galilean satellites. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered these moons in 1610.
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How has NASA studied Jupiter in the past? And Who was the first person to observe it?
Astronomers have used telescopes on Earth to study Jupiter. Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to observe Jupiter.
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What would you need to do in order for life to exist in Jupiter?
The life form would have to breathe hydrogen or helium. It would have to eat other chemicals, such as methane or ammonia.
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Name five facts about Jupiter?
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What are the atmosphere components of Jupiter? (Name at least two components)
89.8% molecular hydrogen. 10.25 helium. Minor amounts of methane ammonia,hydrogen deuterium, ethane, water, ammonia ice aerosols, water ice aerosols, ammonia hydro-sulfide aerosols.
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If it takes 12 Earth years for Jupiter to make one revolution around the sun, so a year on Jupiter is equal to.....?
12 years on Earth.
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How many spacecrafts have been sent to Jupiter? Name them all.
Pioneer 10, Pioneer-Saturn, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Ulysses, Galileo, Cassini and New Horizons.
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Is Jupiter extremely massive? If so how much greater is it than earth?
Jupiter is extremely massive it's magnetic field is 20 times stronger than the magnetic field on Earth.
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What is the fifth planet named?
JUPITER!!!!!!!!!