Is Jupiter an asteroid?
Jupiter is not an asteroid. It is a planet, more specifically a gas giant. It was named after the Roman god Jupiter, who was the king of the Roman gods (analogous to the Greek god Zeus).
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What are all human explorations from satellite probes on jupiter including the name and date?
Pioneer 10 December 3, 1973 130,000 km Pioneer 11 December 4,...
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Which of Jupiter's moons is closest to the planet?
Metis is the closest moon to Jupiter. Metis is 25 miles in di...
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How long does Jupiter orbit in 1 earth year?
Jupiter orbit is 1/12th that of an orbit for of Earth. It goe...
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What is the source of Jupiter's excess energy?
The source of Jupiter's excess energy is the slow escape of g...
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What is the great red spot on Jupiter?
The Great Red Spot is a great anti-cyclonic storm akin to a h...
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How many rings does Jupiter have?
The rings of Jupiter consist of 4 major components, the halo ...
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What is the distance from the sun to Jupiter?
Jupiter is over five times more distant from the Sun than the...
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What is the great red spot on Jupiter?
The Great Red Spot is a great anti-cyclonic storm akin to a h...
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Which of Jupiter's moons is volcanically active?
Jupiter's moon "Io" is volcanically active. ChaCha!
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What does the planet Jupiter name mean?
The largest and largest of the planets was named Zeus by the ...
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What color does Jupiter appear as?
Jupiter has parallel reddish-brown and white bands, white ova...
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What are the relatively small, rocky bodies generally found orbiting between mars and Jupiter?
Rocky planetesimals that were left over from the planet-build...
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How much bigger is the sun than jupiter?
Compared to the Sun,Jupiter is about 0.001 its mass.If the Su...
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How do you figure what Jupiter is actually made of?
The Galileo spacecraft recorded data on Jupiter's chemical co...
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What are the most abundant elements on Jupiter?
The most abundant elements on Jupiter are carbon, nitrogen, a...
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Does or the sun or Jupiter have a bigger magnetic field?
It depends, the sun's magnetic field goes through cycles of s...
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Which of Jupiter's moon is almost completely molten inside?
Amalthea is the third-closest moon to Jupiter and the reddest...
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Can you see jupiter from sandusky ohio?
Yes, Jupiter is the second brightest object in the sky (other...
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Jupiter has a vast range of temperatures, from around -145 de...
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What are the relatively small, rocky bodies generally found orbiting between mars and Jupiter?
Rocky planetesimals that were left over from the planet-build...
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What are the names of Jupiter moons?
Jupiter has 57 moons. The include Lo, Europa, Ganymede, Calli...
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Which of Jupiter's moons is volcanically active?
Jupiter's moon "Io" is volcanically active. ChaCha!
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What is the large moon of jupiter?
Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and is the largest in...
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What are the names of Jupiter's moons?
Jupiter has 57 moons. The include Lo, Europa, Ganymede, Calli...
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No. Morning Star is the name given to the planet Venus when i...
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What are the asteroids trapped in jupiter's orbit?
Trojan asteroids and rocks trapped at Jupiter's Lagrange poin...
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Why cant there be life on jupiter?
It's quite possible that primitive life may exist deep at the...
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I could not one (there 63 moons) with that known characteristic
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Could we live on the planet Jupiter?
Jupiter's dense & dry atmosphere is composed of mixture of hy...
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What are the relatively small, rocky bodies generally found orbiting between mars and Jupiter?
Rocky planetesimals that were left over from the planet-build...
About Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun in our solar system, and the largest. Jupiter is 1/1000th the size of the sun, and at least twice as big as every other planet in our system. In fact, it is so big, you could put 1,321 earths inside the planet, but only 318 times as massive. It is a gas giant comprised largely of hydrogen with a just about a quarter of the mass being helium. Jupiter has a small ring system and over 63 moons. It looks like it has stacks of bands, and the most prominent feature is The Great Red Spot, a hurricane three times the size of Earth that has been raging for the last 500 years. Jupiter is the 3rd brightest object in the night sky after the moon and Venus.
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