Jupiter Thomas Myers. Name and Symbol Jupiter was named after the king of the gods, Jupiter. The...

transcript

Jupiter

Thomas Myers

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=uZliX0RXODCmoM&tbnid=ROAJKXa66nvQCM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpds.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fplanets%2Fcaptions%2Fjupiter%2Fjupiter.htm&ei=EUnDUpK0B8LJsQTWmoLwDA&psig=AFQjCNGWH_v22q9e-F8pcPhE3LMgyFtQow&ust=1388616254151054

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=L9sX_kRW0besxM&tbnid=viGnDqCT36tnFM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov%2Fphoto_gallery%2Fphotogallery-jupiter.html&ei=IUnDUqi0I5HFsASG8YDIDA&psig=AFQjCNGWH_v22q9e-F8pcPhE3LMgyFtQow&ust=1388616254151054

Name and Symbol

Jupiter was named after the king of the gods, Jupiter.The symbol forJupiter is shapedlike the numberfour.

Discovery of Jupiter

The ancients discovered the planet Jupiter, when they discovered it is unknown.

Distances

Jupiter is the fifth plant from the sun, it follows Mercury, Venue, Earth, and Mars.

It is 770,000,000 miles

away from the sun.

It is 620,000,000 miles

away from Earth.

Measurements

Mass:1.8981327 Volume:1,431,281,810,73,360 km3 Density:1.326 g/cm3 It would sink in water because the density of water is 1.00 and it is heavier.Gravity: 24.79 m/s2

Orbit and Rotation

It takes 4,332.59 days for Jupiter to orbit the sun.

It takes 9 hours and 55 minutes for Jupiter to rotate once on its axis.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=TPGlBF9bpfoSVM&tbnid=-ovmMNmplIVQlM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhuntingtonastro.wikispaces.com%2F&ei=HSPDUrylEMvHsASsyICQDQ&psig=AFQjCNG2QCsmz-qEenZEdWMQd6PKiy4WQQ&ust=1388606615126349

Atmosphere/ Temperature

Hydrogen and Helium are the two main components of Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Methane is also found in a trace amount.

Temperatures range from -128 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius. It is extremely cold compared to Earth and especially cold to Florida.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=jNZJMCaSmLV6wM&tbnid=OdH8--CIUb11HM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphysics.uoregon.edu%2F~jimbrau%2Fastr121-2005%2FNotes%2FChapter11.html&ei=QzPDUvWrJbDNsQSq94GYDg&psig=AFQjCNFDvLRHlO2vPyzK-UMqH9Tx-5HxcA&ust=1388610649137048

Composition

Jupiter is a gas giant and it is mostly composed of Hydrogen Helium . Its internals are liquid.

----------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=6gqHzp3ADtr_3M&tbnid=befKjDX7_CFvsM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Finfoonjupiter.weebly.com%2Fjupiters-measurements.html&ei=LDDDUuLDB6PksAT6ioKQDg&psig=AFQjCNHOExXL8CKSbQquiydcHaYWPbAqNA&ust=1388609926929873

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=yRTJ1_Ukwwc34M&tbnid=kU7uG8UuuaAC2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.vanderbilt.edu%2Fastro201solarsys%2Fpage%2F9%2F&ei=YDDDUp7xNLTOsATkuIGQDQ&psig=AFQjCNHOExXL8CKSbQquiydcHaYWPbAqNA&ust=1388609926929873

Appearance

Jupiter is an extremely large planet that is considered a gas giant. The great Red Giant Spot is on the surface of Jupiter. There are different colored bands on Jupiter as well.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ZGgwYwYHZto11M&tbnid=nyPyFyXuqIThXM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zmescience.com%2Fspace%2Fjupiter-and-the-earth-pic%2F&ei=wjHDUuy_MbWxsATX6ICwDQ&psig=AFQjCNH36xK50kWy3oIC916vP0LGvlRrgQ&ust=1388610339317654

Weather

There is a storm on the surface of Jupiter and it is located close to the middle.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=YoivZw3i1LUVuM&tbnid=Jb78QzYcgqFsQM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdreams.com%2Fplanets%2Fjupiter_storm.htm&ei=qyLDUuvzFqazsQSM_oDwDQ&bvm=bv.58187178,d.eW0&psig=AFQjCNEyAzmTbdIsiFlHzTpV0foKBqCJkQ&ust=1388592680247279

Rings

Jupiter has three rings. They are only visible when Jupiter passes directly in front of the sun. They are made of small rocks and dust, and they are dark in color.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=mgXHuMXnFIuN0M&tbnid=2jm3PVUehum_8M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universetoday.com%2F38059%2Fhow-many-rings-does-jupiter-have%2F&ei=-CLDUqm5K6bIsATkg4GQDw&psig=AFQjCNGUj-e9ivi84Ajs7-1smnirCb0u4w&ust=1388606541075070

Moons

Jupiter has 67 known moons, and some of the moons were discovered by Galileo using a telescope.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=VAeIEklNbg76VM&tbnid=df9sox8ndVhyIM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fastrobob.areavoices.com%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fmaster-of-his-gravitational-domain%2F&ei=y-7CUvCoMaPksAT6ioKQDg&bvm=bv.58187178,d.eW0&psig=AFQjCNEE1sw2HwL848tpAzWcPoXkP9MwPg&ust=1388593169960782

Water

Deep in the atmosphere the pressure makes hydrogen and oxygen into water. This causes to create the largest ocean in the universe.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=OhRFifM1HDqRkM&tbnid=P5hqMPU0HBO9jM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redorbit.com%2Fnews%2Fspace%2F1112700185%2Feuropa-water-not-always-liquid-092512%2F&ei=XS7DUtzVJ-_JsQSN9YKIDQ&bvm=bv.58187178,d.eW0&psig=AFQjCNFiDmZxKrX5bPSpvvC9oG526Ehv9g&ust=1388609427504904

Humans and Jupiter

The temperature would kill the a human on Jupiter.

The pressure could also kill them as well.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=-o8N4K4vAapZ6M&tbnid=wi-RPEbTnYuJSM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.solvencyiinews.com%2Feurope%2Fpressure-mounts-on-eu-to-ditch-450bn-solvency-ii-pension-plans&ei=OUjDUpOiL-7isASThoCwDQ&psig=AFQjCNHZrTUsLExoy584fpDxGPNOrv9YYw&ust=1388614988538429

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=_XdFxZHMjrimxM&tbnid=Xdi0qpp_st_A0M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ABashar_al-Assad_under_pressure.gif&ei=S0jDUr37D_LTsATZhICIAQ&psig=AFQjCNHZrTUsLExoy584fpDxGPNOrv9YYw&ust=1388614988538429

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&docid=_XdFxZHMjrimxM&tbnid=Xdi0qpp_st_A0M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Di%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26frm%3D1%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26docid%3D_XdFxZHMjrimxM%26tbnid%3DXdi0qpp_st_A0M%3A%26ved%3D0CAUQjRw%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Furl%253Fsa%253Di%2526rct%253Dj%2526q%253D%2526esrc%253Ds%2526frm%253D1%2526source%253Dimages%2526cd%253D%2526cad%253Drja%2526docid%253D_XdFxZHMjrimxM%2526tbnid%253DXdi0qpp_st_A0M%253A%2526ved%253D0CAUQjRw%2526url%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fcommons.wikimedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FFile%25253ABashar_al-Assad_under_pressure.gif%2526ei%253DS0jDUr37D_LTsATZhICIAQ%2526psig%253DAFQjCNHZrTUsLExoy584fpDxGPNOrv9YYw%2526ust%253D1388614988538429%26ei%3DS0jDUr37D_LTsATZhICIAQ%26psig%3DAFQjCNHZrTUsLExoy584fpDxGPNOrv9YYw%26ust%3D1388614988538429&ei=eEjDUsq_KvWwsATt5ID4DQ&psig=AFQjCNHZrTUsLExoy584fpDxGPNOrv9YYw&ust=1388614988538429

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=_XdFxZHMjrimxM&tbnid=Xdi0qpp_st_A0M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ABashar_al-Assad_under_pressure.gif&ei=jEjDUsOdKaahsQS8z4GYAQ&psig=AFQjCNHZrTUsLExoy584fpDxGPNOrv9YYw&ust=1388614988538429

Special fact

Jupiter has a storm on its surface that has been predicted to be there for over 300 years. It is called “The Eye of Jupiter”.

Work Cited

"Nine Planets." The Solar System Tour. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013."Welcome to the Planets." Welcome to the Planets. N.p., 5 Nov. 05.

Web. 31 Dec. 2013."Solar System Exploration: Home Page." Solar System Exploration:

Home Page. NASA, n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013."All About Astronomy - Enchanted Learning Software." All About

Astronomy - Enchanted Learning Software. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.

Hodgson, Terry. "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. N.p., 3 June 11. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.

"Our Solar System." The Solar System. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.

Jupiter Thomas Myers. Name and Symbol Jupiter was named after the king of the gods, Jupiter. The...

Documents