Did you know Jupiter is named after the king of the Roman gods. To the Greeks, it represented Zeus, the "God of Thunder". Jupiter's Position in the Solar System is 5th planet from the Sun two and a half times more massive than all the other planets in the Solar System.
Jupiter is 778.5 million km away from the Sun. Jupiter's orbit is elliptical, not circular. Every 9.9 hours, Jupiter completes its rotation of its axis. Jupiter's radius is 69, 911 km. Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Solar System and its mass is 1.898 x 10^27 kg. Jupiter's gravity is 2.5 times more than Earth. Therefore 100 pound man would weigh approximately 234 lbs on Jupiter. Jupiter would orbit around the Sun in 11.86 Earth years (or 4,332 days). Jupiter's atmosphere is thick and it's made of hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia. Jupiter has the thickest atmosphere in the Solar System. The temperature of Jupiter ranges from about -190 degrees Fahrenheit or -128 degrees Celsius for the visible surface of the atmosphere, to 9°F (-13°C) at lower cloud levels. Certain regions reach as high as 40°F (4°C) at still lower cloud levels near the equator. Jupiter gives off four times as much heat as it gets from the sun. Jupiter's composition is gas, mostly made of about 90% hydrogen.
Jupiter is 778.5 million km away from the Sun. Jupiter's orbit is elliptical, not circular. Every 9.9 hours, Jupiter completes its rotation of its axis. Jupiter's radius is 69, 911 km. Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Solar System and its mass is 1.898 x 10^27 kg. Jupiter's gravity is 2.5 times more than Earth. Therefore 100 pound man would weigh approximately 234 lbs on Jupiter. Jupiter would orbit around the Sun in 11.86 Earth years (or 4,332 days). Jupiter's atmosphere is thick and it's made of hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia. Jupiter has the thickest atmosphere in the Solar System. The temperature of Jupiter ranges from about -190 degrees Fahrenheit or -128 degrees Celsius for the visible surface of the atmosphere, to 9°F (-13°C) at lower cloud levels. Certain regions reach as high as 40°F (4°C) at still lower cloud levels near the equator. Jupiter gives off four times as much heat as it gets from the sun. Jupiter's composition is gas, mostly made of about 90% hydrogen.