*Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun.

*It’s 780 million kilometers from the sun (466 million miles).

*Jupiter makes one complete orbit around the sun every 11.86 years.

*It completes one rotation in about 9 hours and 50 minutes.

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The strength of gravity depends on two things, the mass of the planet and how far we are from the center of the planet. It’s strong gravitational tug would probably break up a small planet. The difference between the two Is 2.34.

Jupiter is made out of 90% hydrogen, and 10% helium. It’s average temperature is -234 degrees Fahrenheit. (-148 degrees Celsius).

A storm that Jupiter has is known as the Red Spot. This red spot is actually a huge storm that has been raging on Jupiter for at least 400 years. Although the Great Red Spot is the most famous feature of Jupiter, it is just one part of the complex atmosphere of the giant planet. The distinctive color bands that we see in pictures of Jupiter are a result of very high winds, the makeup of the planet's atmosphere and the planet's high rotation speed.

Jupiter has a totally of 63 moons. The four Galilean moons are Lo, which is a little bigger than our moon. Europa, which is a bit smaller than earths’ moon. Ganymede is Jupiter’s largest moon. It is the largest moon in the Solar system. Last is Callisto. Is a heavily cratered moon much like our own.

Jupiter is found on the outside of the asteroid belt which makes it an outer planet.

Jupiter has a faint planetary ring system composed of smoke-like dust particles knocked from its moons by energetic meteor impacts.

Jupiter is the brightest planet.

*The Pioneer 11 was a fly by that returned pictures of Jupiter and Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.

*The Voyager 1 was another fly by that returned photographs and information on Jupiter’s many moons.

*The Voyager 2 was a fly by that showed that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is really a complex storm, and that Lo, one of Jupiter’s moons, has active volcanism.

*Galileo is an orbiter that successfully descended into Jupiter’s atmosphere, and is currently observing the Jupiter system.

*The name Jupiter comes from the Roman king of the gods.

*Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

*It has been known since prehistoric times as a bright “wandering star.” *Scientists think there might be

water on Europa, which is one of Jupiter’s moons.

Works Cited

Images:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9907/jupiter_vgl_big.jpg

http://astrogiology.usgs.gov/assets/wallpaper/jupiter.jpg

Information:

http://www.solarspace.co.uk/Jupiter/jupiter.php

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour.link=/jupiter/jupiter.html&edu=elm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter

Sounds:

http://www.astrosurf.org/luxorion/audiofiles-jupiter.htm