JUPITER

JUPITERS VOLUME IS OVER 1,300 TIMES THE VOLUME OF EARTH

JUPITER MOONS

• The largest moons of Jupiter are:
• Io
• Europa
• Ganymede
• Callisto

IT IS MADE UP OF CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDS.

JUPITER'S SEASONS AND TEMPERATURES

• There is no difference between the seasons
• The length of each year is roughly 3 earth years
• The temperature in the clouds of jupiter is about 145 degrees Celsius
• (234 degrees Fahrenheit)

THE PLANETS YEAR IS 11.86 EARTH DAYS

JUPITER IS CALLED A GIANT PLANET OR JOVIAN PLANET

THE ORIGIN OF JUPITER

• The Romans named the planet after their king of gods, jupiter
• Jupiter was also the god of sky and thunder

SOURCES

• http://www.universetoday.com/15113/orbit-of-jupiter/
• http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/92-How-large-is-Jupiter-compared-to-...
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/jupiter/moons.s...
• http://www.universetoday.com/15085/how-long-is-a-year-on-jupiter/
• http://www.universetoday.com/40577/jupiters-atmosphere/

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• http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/postsecondary/features/F_Planet_S...
• http://m.search.eb.com/topic/588274
• http://www.universetoday.com/14479/how-did-jupiter-get-its-name/
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• nasa.gov

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