Jupiter

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<span style="color: rgb(59, 0, 255)">Introduction:
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Named after the Roman King of Gods, and God of Sky and Thunder, Jupiter was first visited in 1973. It is the fourth brightest thing in the sky and is the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">largest planet in our solar system. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> Jupiter is a Jovian planet, meaning it is gaseous, and like other Jovian planets it has more than two moons. It actually has four main moons, which were discovered in 1610, and many smaller moons that may shift in and out of its orbit. Jupiter has two dark rings made of tiny rock debris and dust. =<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(254, 236, 236); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block">  = <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> One day on Jupiter is equal to nine hours and fifty-five minutes on Earth. The temperature there is on average -220 degrees Fahrenheit. There is a storm that lasted over 300 years and can be see from Earth with a telescope, it is called the Great Red Spot. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">

<span style="color: rgb(27, 0, 255)">What We Know:
<span style="color: rgb(25, 0, 255)"> Q: Does Jupiter have any ground-like surfaces? A: Nobody knows 100%, but if there is any, its only a tiny bit of a solid core. <span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)"> Q: What is Jupiter's diameter? A: Jupiter's diameter is a whopping 142, 984 km!!!
 * Is known to be the largest planet in our Solar System
 * It's a Jovian planet, which means its gaseous
 * The 5th planet from our Sun in our Solar System
 * Named after the Roman King of Gods
 * There is a Great Red Spot, which is a storm, lasting for a few centuries
 * Jupiter has many moons, but only 4 main moons
 * Has 2 faint, thin rings which is made of many dust particles
 * It is the 4th brightest thing in our sky
 * <span style="color: rgb(25, 0, 255)"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(12, 0, 255)"> What We Want To Know:  **<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">Q: Who discovered Jupiter? A: Everybody, considering that Jupiter was in our sky since the dawn of time.

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">Q: What are the names of the 4 major moons? A: Jupiter's 4 major moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">Q: Why does it rotate so much quicker than the Earth? A: We don't know yet, but it because it rotates so fast, Jupiter is fatter at the equator.

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">Q: What is its atmosphere made of? A: It's atmosphere consists of 90% hydrogen and 10% helium.

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">Q: Who figured out that the bright object in the sky was not a star and that it was a planet? A: Someone who lived in Ancient Roman Times.

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Q: <span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">When were Jupiter's four major moons first discovered? <span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)"> A: In 1610, by Galileo as he was looking in space for other planets for the first time. <span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)"> Q: What exactly is the Great Red Spot? A: It is a which is like a hurricane on Earth but it rotates the opposite direction and is big enough for three Earths to fit in it. (Source: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/jupiter/redspot.html)

<span style="color: rgb(245, 10, 10)">Q: Does Jupiter have any tilt at all? A: It does, but is very small compared to the other planets.

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