Jupiter Research
Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas
giant has a thick atmosphere, 17 moons, and a dark, barely-visible
ring. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a
great red spot, (which is a storm). Jupiter is composed mostly of gas.
This enormous planet radiates twice as much heat as it absorbs from
the sun. It also has an extremely strong magnetic field. It is
slightly flattened at its poles and it bulges out a bit at the
equator.
Size:
Jupiter's diameter is 88700 miles (142800km). This is a little more
than 11 times the diameter of the Earth. Jupiter is so large that all
the other planets in the solar system could fit inside it (if it were
hollow).
Mass and Gravity:
Jupiter's mass is about 1.69 x 10(27) kg. Although this is 318 times
the mass of the Earth, the gravity on Jupiter is only 254% of the
gravity on Earth. This is because Jupiter is such a large planet (and
the gravitational force a planet exerts upon an object at the planet's
surface is proportional to its mass and to the inverse of its radius
squared). A 100-pound person would weigh 254 pounds on Jupiter.
Length Of A Day And Year On Jupiter
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It takes Jupiter 9.8 Earth hours to revolve around its axis (this is a
Jovian day). It takes Jupiter 11.86 Earth years to orbit the sun once
(this is a Jovian year).
Jupiter is made of gases and liquids, so as it rotates, its parts do
not rotate at exactly the same velocity. It rotates very rapidly, and
this spinning action gives Jupiter a large equatorial bulge; it looks
like a slightly flattened s...
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...ogen molecules move
freely from molecule to molecule (like the electrons of a metal; that
is what allows the electrical and heat conductivity.
Core:
At the centre of the planet is a molten rock, which is many times
bigger and more massive than the entire Earth. It is 20,000*C, about
three times hotter than the Earth's core.
Internal Heat:
Jupiter is a heat source; it radiates 1.6 times as much energy as it
receives from the sun.
Magnetic Field:
Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field. The magnetic field is
probably generated as the planet spins its deep metallic-hydrogen
layer with electrical currents.
Spacecraft Visits:
Jupiter was first visited by NASA's Pioneer 10, which flew by Jupiter
in 1973. Later fly-by visits included: Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager
2, Ulysses, and Galileo.
Ingres’ Jupiter and Thetis (1811) and Magritte’s The Liberator (1947) both reflect traditional gender roles. For example, Ingres and Magritte both center their male subject in their painting. Ingres shows how Jupiter has power over the woman. Magritte shows how the traveler is free to be in his own inner world, while the woman is trapped inside an object. The woman in Ingres’ painting has a submissive characteristic about her and clings to Jupiter, and the woman in Magritte’s painting has a passive characteristic about her and classified as an object. Both paintings have a dream like quality about them. The time period and significance in art was very different. Ingres’ Jupiter and Thetis was after the French Revolution, and Magritte painted
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