FAST FACTS FAST FACTS

ABOUT JUPITERBY: MYRANDA SHIPP

ABOUT JUPITERBY: MYRANDA SHIPP

MADE OF:MADE OF:

90% hydrogen

10% helium

90% hydrogen

10% helium

DIAMETER:DIAMETER:

It is 88,700 miles and142,718 km

It is 88,700 miles and142,718 km

DAY:DAY:

There is 9.92 hours in a day

There is 9.92 hours in a day

YEARS:YEARS:

It is 84 years of our time for 1 year of their time

Also equal to 1 Uranus day

It is 84 years of our time for 1 year of their time

Also equal to 1 Uranus day

DISTANCE FROM THE SUNDISTANCE FROM THE SUN

484,000,000 from the sun

It is the 5th planet from the sun

484,000,000 from the sun

It is the 5th planet from the sun

RINGS:RINGS:

11 ringsVery faint

11 ringsVery faint

Moons:Moons:

Jupiter has 63 known moons

Jupiter has 63 known moons

FACT # 1FACT # 1

In Greek Jupiter’s name is Zeus the king of the gods

In Greek Jupiter’s name is Zeus the king of the gods

FACT#2FACT#2

Nobody has ever landed on Jupiter

If you try you will fall right through

Nobody has ever landed on Jupiter

If you try you will fall right through

Fact # 3Fact # 3

You have to cross the asteroid belt to get to Jupiter

You have to cross the asteroid belt to get to Jupiter

FACT # 4FACT # 4

Jupiter was the king of the gods, the ruler of Olympus and the patron of the roman state. Jupiter is the son of Saturn.

Its symbol --->

Jupiter was the king of the gods, the ruler of Olympus and the patron of the roman state. Jupiter is the son of Saturn.

Its symbol --->