Jupiter

=**JUPITER **=

=Facts About Your Planet: =

Distance from the Sun:
460 million miles

778,330,000 km (5.20 [|AU]) from [|Sun]

Planet Picture:
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Other Key Facts:

 * Has 1 "very thin" ring
 * Temperature at the cloud tops is -150o C (-101o F)
 * 365 million miles away from Earth
 * Revolution period about the sun: 12 years

=A Comparison of Jupiter and the Earth. = ||~   [|Earth] || [|Io] [|Ganymede] [|Callisto] [|Amalthea] [|Explore more] || [|Moon] ||
 * ~  ||~ [[image:https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT-4dwdWGCXrLM8dY2BzzWuMRQNIFViqICXQYhKL9Hgo80YSvXvRbJdfA width="120" height="115"]]  [|Jupiter]
 * **Radius** || 43,441 miles || 3,959 miles ||
 * **Mass** || 1.898E27 kg || 5.972E24 kg ||
 * **Distance from Sun** || 483,800,000 miles || 92,960,000 miles ||
 * **Moons** || [|Europa]
 * **Surface area** || 23.71 billion sq miles || 196.9 million sq miles ||
 * **Gravity** || 24.79 m/s² || 9.78 m/s² ||
 * **Age** || 4.5 billion years || 4.54 billion years ||
 * **Escape velocity** || 36.97 miles/s || 6.951 miles/s ||
 * **Orbital period** || 12 years || 365 days ||
 * **Density** || 1.33 g/cm³ || 5.52 g/cm³ ||
 * **Orbits** || [|Sun] || [|Sun] ||

=Reflection Questions: =  //Answer//: No, humans cannot live on our planet. There is not enough oxygen--the atmosphere is all hydrogen and helium. There's also no solid surfaces on our planets--it's all gas.  //Answer//: We would need oxygen. We also need solid ground--you can't live on a gas planet. We would also need water and food sources.  //Answer//: Come to Jupiter! The volume of our planet can hold more than 1300 Earths. It's large enough that anyone can be a part of it. It has multiple moons (63) and is very scenic!
 * **Could humans live on your planet? Why or why not?**
 * **What would need to be changed to make your planet livable?**
 * **Imagine that you needed to write an alien travel brochure to encourage alien visitors to come to Jupiter. What positive points would you emphasize? How would you try to "advertise" this planet?**