Jupiter

Ajon Daniel&

Melvin Melgar

• Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky after the Sun, The moon, and Venus.

History

• Galileo discovered Jupiter ‘s first four moons in 1610 by pointing a telescope in the sky.

• Jupiter was named after the kings of gods, the ruler of Olympus and the patron of the son of Cronus. (Saturn)

Solar System

• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.

• Jupiter is 483,800,000 miles from the sun.

• It takes 9 hours and 56 hours to orbit the sun.

Moons• Jupiter has 63 moons but 16 are only

known.• The known moons are:

– Metis, Adrasthea, Thebe Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Anake, Carne, Pasiphae, and Sinope.

Planet appearance• Jupiter is a gas giant.• It is the biggest planet out of all of

the planets in our solar system.• The colors are a combination of

brown, white, a little red and yellow.• Jupiter’s surface temperature is 166

degrees Fahrenheit.

Rings• Jupiter has one

faint ring that you really can’t see.

• This ring is mainly made out of dust.

Exploration

Interesting Facts• Jupiter has a big red spot that is a

storm that has been going for over 400 years.

• Jupiter’s greek name is Zeus Pater.• The Juno Mission will arrive at Jupiter

in 2016.