Planet Profile
Hui Ming Chen
CLASS:L
PLANET: Jupiter
Diagram:
Jupiter from the sun has 778.4 million km.
MASS: 317.87 kg diameter: 143,884 km
ROTATION: 9h 50min 30s REVOLUTION: 12yr
Number of moons are 63
Jupiter is Jovian
Jupiter description
· Largest planet
· Has faint rings
· Atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium. Continuous storms swirl on the planet – the largest is the Great Red Spot.
· Have four large moons and at least 57 smaller moons; one of its moons 10 has active volcanoes.
2 interesting facts
· Jupiter is shortest rotation on its axis, 9h 50min 30s.
· Jupiter has the largest diameter.