JupiterBy Marek

Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest, most massive and fastest spinning

planet in the Solar System.

Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun. It is 778.4 Km from the

sun.Jupiter has more than twice the mass of all the other planets put

together.

The giant world of Jupiter is made manly

of hydrogen (about 90%) and helium

(about 10%) with a central molten rocky

core. Tiny amounts of water, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia are also present in the

outermost layer.

Surface

The surface hydrogen gas are spread out by

Jupiter`s fast rotation in to bands of constantly swirling clouds-it takes

the planet only ten hours to make one complete rotation.

The cloud top temperature is -110°

The InteriorBelow the cloud there is no solid surface. The gas simply merges into a vast ocean of hot, liquid hydrogen. Scientist’s think the planet’s core is a ball of molten rock six times hotter than the surface of the sun.

The Great Red SpotJupiter`s Great Red

Spot is it`s most famous feature. It is a tremendous

atmospheric storm twice the size of Earth. Turbulent

winds circle around the hurricane,

making ripples in the clouds. The

Spot turns anticlockwise,

taking 9 days to rotate.

Jupiter`s auroras Jupiter`s auroras that light up the poles, are

caused by charged particles spewed out of volcanoes on Io, one of Jupiter`s moons. The particles are sucked into Jupiter`s poles by

the planet`s intense magnetic filed.

Jupiter`s Ring

Jupiter has a very faint ring around its equator. It’s made of microscopic dust particles that resemble black smoke.

Jupiter’s moons

Jupiter’s massive gravity (2.36 x Earth’s gravity) holds in its power a set of 63 satellites. The four main moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. They are called the Galilean Satellites.

Can life exist on Jupiter?No there is no solid surface only traces of water on the surface and no oxygen to support life. The planet is mostly made of hydrogen and helium. The cloud top temperature is -110° C.