JupiterBy: Nathan Dake

(I’m referring to the power point. I don’t own the planet… not yet)

BIG NOT BURNING BALL OF GAS

• Jupiter is made of many gases including hydrogen and helium.• It is also extremely large, so large that it is considered a

gas giant• This means that Jupiter was very nearly a star during the

formation of the solar system. With enough mass, the center of the planet could have started nuclear fusion.

Convection Currents

• The planet looks very interesting, with what appears to be layers that stretch along the equator of the surface.• This effect is formed by the temperature difference

between the poles of the planet and the equator due to the convection of the gases.• As they move closer to the equator the gases heat up and

start to rise, and as they move more towards the poles, the gases cool and lower in to the atmosphere.

More junk about convection….

• The two strips of rustic color are created by the gases being starred when the warmer gas from the equator meets the cool gas from the poles. This can create what is basically a hurricane.• The most famous one is the large “Red spot” that is

hard to miss when looking at the surface. • It is shrinking in size but is nearly impossible to tell how

long it will last.

Size of Jupiter

• Jupiter is massive, It is the largest planet in the solar system and like I said before. Its almost large enough to become a dwarf star.• To understand the size of the planet, I’ll compare it to

earth.

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Compared to earth

The red spot on the surface is 3 times larger then the earth itself.

Temperature

• It is estimated to be around -234° on Jupiter, but keep in mind it is huge and that temp will differ greatly throughout the planet.• As I said before, the temperature plays a enormous part in

the way the planet looks and behaves.

Rotation time/ Motion

• Every 12 earth years Jupiter orbits the sun. (give or take)• It is moving at 30,000 Miles per hour. (give or take)• One day on Jupiter is 9 hours and 56 mins. (give or takeish)

Mass of Jupiter• Jupiter’s mass is equivalent to the mass of earth… times 318.• Gravity is 24.79 m/s^2, I assume that means an object dropped

will speed up by 24.79 meters every second… squared. • Basically… if you go there. You die .

Discovery

•WHO KNOWS!?!?!

Only research was for the exact numbers

• And the pictures