JUPITER

PHOTO TAKEN BY
HUBBLE SPACE
TELESCOPE IN 2014
WHAT IS
JUPITER?
 ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS
1. Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion
Following his second law, A planet moves fastest when its orbit brings it
nearest to the Sun, known as a Perihelion. Thus bringing Jupiter’s Perihelion to
approximately 740.52 million km. A planets moves its slowest when its furthest
from the Sun called an Aphelion which would be 816.62 million km.
2. Orbital Period
A time given to an JOHANNES
astronomical object to complete KEPLER:
one whole orbit around another 1571-1630.
object. Therefore, Jupiter takes a GERMAN
sidereal period of 11.862 years, ASTRONOMER
4332.59 days and 10,475.8 Jovian WHO
Solar days.
 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Jupiter is composed primarily of gaseous and liquid matter. It is
the largest planet in the Solar System, with a diameter of
142,984 km (88,846 mi) at its equator. The average density of
Jupiter, 1.326 g/cm3, is the second highest of the giant planets,
but lower than those of the four terrestrial planets.
1. Composition
Its upper atmosphere is about 88-92% hydrogen and 8-12%
helium by percent volume. Jupiter’s atmosphere is
approximately 75% hydrogen and 24% helium by mass
2. Jupiter’s Atmosphere JUNO, JUPITER’S CLOUDS
JUPITER’S
SOUTHERN STORMS

MOST OF JUPITER’S ATMOSPHERE IS

MADE OF GAS AND TOWARDS ITS CORE,
IMMENSE PRESSURE TURNS HYDROGEN
INTO SOLID METAL
THE GREAT RED SPOT
A persistent high pressure region
Producing an anticyclone storm, 22
degrees south from Jupiter’s
equator.
A WIDE VIEW TAKEN BY THE
VOYAGER 1 in 1979. THE WHITE
OVAL BELOW THIS HAS THE
DIAMETER THE SIZE OF EARTH
 JUPITER’S GALILIEAN MOONS

GALILEO SIMON MARIUS:

FOUR OF THE
GALILEI: 1564- 1573-1625
LARGEST
1642 GERMAN
GALILEAN
ITALIAN ASTRONOMER
MOONS: IO,
• GANYMEDE
- BIGGEST AMONG 4 MOONS
- 9TH BIGGEST OBJECT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
• CALLISTO
- SECOND BIGGEST MOON
- ITS SPECIAL FEATURE IS THAT IT HAS A GIANT CRATER IN THE
CENTRE OF IT. THUS MAKING IT LOOK LIKE A GIANT EYEBALL
• IO
-SEVERAL VOLCANOES PRODUCE PLUMES OF SULFUR ND
SULFUR OXIDE THAT CLIMB AS HIGH AS 500KM ABOVE THE
SURFACE.
-THIRD BIGGEST MOON
• EUROPA
-SMALLEST GALILEAN MOON
-COMPOSED ONLY OUT OF OXYGEN
 BRAINSTORM QUESTIONS
• ANY ANSWERS ARE ACCEPTABLE*

1. PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU FELL

ON JUPITER?
2.WOULD YOUR MASS CHANGE IF YOU
WERE STANDING ON JUPITER? (THAT IS, IF
THERE WAS ANYWHERE ON THAT PLANET
TO STAND ON) AND WHY?