jupiter ajon daniel & melvin melgar jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky after the...
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Solar System Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. Jupiter is 483,800,000 miles from the sun. It takes 9 hours and 56 hours to orbit the sun.TRANSCRIPT
Jupiter
Ajon Daniel&
Melvin Melgar
• Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky after the Sun, The moon, and Venus.
History
• Galileo discovered Jupiter ‘s first four moons in 1610 by pointing a telescope in the sky.
• Jupiter was named after the kings of gods, the ruler of Olympus and the patron of the son of Cronus. (Saturn)
Solar System
• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.
• Jupiter is 483,800,000 miles from the sun.
• It takes 9 hours and 56 hours to orbit the sun.
Moons• Jupiter has 63 moons but 16 are only
known.• The known moons are:
– Metis, Adrasthea, Thebe Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Anake, Carne, Pasiphae, and Sinope.
Planet appearance• Jupiter is a gas giant.• It is the biggest planet out of all of
the planets in our solar system.• The colors are a combination of
brown, white, a little red and yellow.• Jupiter’s surface temperature is 166
degrees Fahrenheit.
Rings• Jupiter has one
faint ring that you really can’t see.
• This ring is mainly made out of dust.