Jupiter: The Giant Gas Planet and Its Enigmatic Secrets

1. By: Samantha Walker Jupiter, Inside and Out

2. Fifth Planet From The Sun Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and is by far the biggest.

3. Jupiter’s Interior Jupiter’s Interior is made up mostly of liquid hydrogen and 10% helium. The inners layers of hydrogen are in a state that has never been produced on Earth. On Earth hydrogen is not a metal, but under the extreme pressure on Jupiter, it behaves as a metal.

4. Jupiter’s Surface There is no firm surface on Jupiter. Jupiter is made up of almost hydrogen and helium entirely. If someone were to stand on Jupiter, they would sink down and be crushed by the intense pressure inside the planet.

5. Jupiter’s Atmosphere Jupiter’s atmosphere is made up of mostly helium and hydrogen but small amounts of compounds such as methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and water have also been detected. The mixture of these elements cause the colorful layers of clouds that people see from Earth through a telescope.

6. Jupiter’s Temperature Jupiter has no surface temperature because it has no surface. At the top of Jupiter’s clouds it is aorund -145 degrees Celsius. As you get closer top the center of Jupiter the temperature increases. At the core the temperature is approximately 24,000 degrees Celsius. Jupiter is much warmer than Earth.

7. Jupiter’s Moons Jupiter has 67 confirmed moons. The most massive of them are the Galilean moons. They were discovered by Galileo in 1610.

8. Jupiter’s Orbit It takes Jupiter 11.86 Earth years to orbit the sun.

9. Jupiter’s Myth In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter(or Jove) is the King of the Gods and the God of Sky and Thunder.