JUPITER

This is a photo of Jupiters Great Red Spot. The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm that has be raging for hundreds of years..

Amy and James

History

-Galileo discovered Jupiter. He discovered it in 1609.

- Galileo discovered it in Italy. He discovered it by looking in his telescope .

Solar System• Jupiter distance from the sun is 483,000

miles away.

- Jupiter orbital period is 11.9 Earth years.

- It takes Jupiter 9.84 to rotate the sun.

• Fifth plant from the sun.

Moons

• 50 official moons and 13 provisional [unoffIcial] moons

• lo, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amolthea, E.t.c are the 4 biggest moons

• Himaila, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysltea, Carme, Ananke , Leda, Thebe, Adrastea, Metis , Callirrhoe are some of the moons for Jupiter.

Planet appearance

• It looks like dirt swirling around a red spot. And a red spot turbulence.•Jupiter is also known as king of planets very stormy.

. This photo was made in 2010

Rings

• Jupiter rings are faint and are only able to be viewed when Jupiter passes in front of the sun.

• This is a picture of Jupiter rings all the rings are labeled.

• Jupiter ring names are Gossamer Rings, Halo, Main Ring, Adrastea, Thebe, Metis, Amslthea.

Exploration

• Spacecraft Juno explored our planet.

• This is a picture of a spacecraft with fully extended umbrella like a radio antenna dish

Interesting Facts

• Jupiter is so BIG that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.

• Jupiter core is bigger than the Earth

• Jupiter atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium

• Jupiter is a gas giant and it gets it strips from variations.