An Overview of Jupiter's Interior

The Giant planets do not have the same layered that the terrestrial planets do. Their was quite different than that of the terrestrial planets, and they have less solid material.

Jupiter's interior is primarily that of simple molecules such as hydrogen and helium, which are liquids under the high pressure environments found in the interiors of the outer planets, and not solids.

in the interior of Jupiter contribute in a very special way to the development of the powerful and extensive of Jupiter. Heat generated Jupiter contributes to the unusual motions of the atmosphere.

A Comparison of Jupiter and the Earth.

This is an image of Jupiter compared with that of the Earth. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, much larger than Earth, and mostly made of hydrogen. The table below gives a comparison of characteristics of Jupiter relative to Earth values.

An Overview of Jupiter's Atmosphere

The king of planets is aptly named because it not only has the most dymanic atmospheric but also the most riveting and storms, and the most majestic appearance of the giant planets.

The dramatic appearance of Jupiter stems partially because the of Jupiter's atmosphere includes complicated molecules such as ammonia and methane, as well as simple molecules such as helium, hydrogen, and sulfur. The composition also includes exotic molecules such as germain.

The atmosphere of Jupiter is only a narrow surface layer, compared to the vast of the planet. The three ...

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An Overview of Jupiter's Atmosphere

The king of planets is aptly named because it not only has the most dymanic atmospheric but also the most riveting and storms, and the most majestic appearance of the giant planets.

The atmosphere of Jupiter is only a narrow surface layer, compared to the vast of the planet. The three clouddecks of Jupiter are to be found at different levels in the troposphere, while hazes of smog can be found higher in the atmosphere.

Jupiter is not much changed from its early out of the early solar nebula, and in fact, may still be forming!

A Look at Jupiter's Magnetosphere

Jupiter's magnetosphere is very special. It is the biggest thing in the entire solar system. Not only is it big enough to hold all of Jupiter's moons, but the sun itself could fit inside. It goes all the way to Saturn. If it could be seen at night, it would be as big in the sky as the full moon.

The unusual way that Jupiter's magnetic field is affects the shape of different of Jupiter's magnetosphere.

Jupiter has a which goes around inside the magnetosphere. Jupiter lights up with very beautiful . Jupiter also makes and other waves, called whistler waves, chorus and hiss.

Jupiter's Moons and Rings

Jupiter has 17 fascinating moons and . The four ; , , , and , are among the most interesting of all solar system bodies, particularly Io, with its active volcanism, and Europa with the possibility of a water environment friendly to . The spacecraft, in exploring the moons of Jupiter will search for signs of an atmosphere around the moons, and look for clues about the interior. Scientists are very curious to discover whether Europa, in particular, has a detectable atmosphere.

Other moons, in order are; Metis, Adrastea, , Thebe, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae, Sinope and . These moons are part of a class of moons called the "". Jupiter's moons are named after .

Jupiter's Statistics

Discover Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is also one of the brighter objects in the night sky. No one knows for sure who discovered Jupiter, but we know the ancient Greeks named him after the god, .

The most famous feature of Jupiter is the . This violent storm has been watched from Earth since the 1600's. But it wasn't until the 1930's that we knew what Jupiter was made of. Astronomer Rupert Wildt researched the planet and found the is mostly hydrogen and helium.

Beginning in 1973, the United States sent four spacecraft to observe this giant planet. , along with , sailed past Jupiter. They gathered many images that we still see today.

Jupiter's moons are too! discovered four of the larger moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto in 1610. Most of the other moons were found by the Voyager spacecraft during its flyby.