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JUPITER. Location Planet In. Recreation Day Trips Communication History Weather Did you K. PLANET INF.
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JUPITER • Location • Planet In. • Recreation • Day Trips • Communication • History • Weather • Did you K
PLANET INF • Jupiter is twice the size of all the planets combined, it is 318 time bigger than earth. Its diameter is 142,984km and its mass is 1.90027kg. Jupiter is about 90%hydrogen and 10%helium. It also has traces of methane, water ammonia and rock.
RECREATION • Recreational activities include, rock climbing bungee jumping, and watching a very famous storm called the Red Spot.
Location • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, 778,330,00km or 5.20 Atomic Units.
History • Galileo first discovered Jupiter in 1610. Jupiter was named after Jove or Zeus the Greek God. Zeus was the son of Cronus or Saturn. Jupiter may have been formed from the same cloud as the sun. Jupiter was formed when silicate and metal fragments joined with icy comet fragments. But Jupiter is too small to become a star.
DAY TRIPS • Our day trips try to fit everyone’s interest. You can go visit one of Jupiter’s 4 moons or go and see where Pioneer 10 landed in 1973. Also, go and view the famous Red Spot. • .
Communication • We havedeveloped a satellite link which allows you to both communicate verbally and visually with your families
The Red Spot • Jupiter is probably most famous for its red spot, this spot is extremely hot. It is composed of methane and other substances.
WEATHER • The higher up in Jupiter’s atmosphere the colder it gets. Ultraviolet rays connect with molecules in the higher atmosphere, creating yellow brown smog. The winds on Jupiter’s equator reach up to 600km (360mph) Jupiter storms often appear out of nowhere, these storms are made when warm bubbles of gas rise through the atmosphere deep within the planet
DID YOU KNOW? • Jupiter’s most famous storm is the Great Red Spot which has raged on since the first telescope was aimed at Jupiter. Jupiter was named after Jove (Zeus) the Greek God. Jupiter is three times bigger than Sirus the brightest star.