JUPITER

JUPITER

1. MOVEMENTS

   • it moves in one direction as seen from earth but, due to our respective motions, at different speeds, around the Sun, it sometimes appears to us, when looking at it from our planet, that jupiter is moving "backwards", that is, it has a retrograde motion
   • only takes 10 hours to go around the sun

2. COMPOSITION

   • one of the most fascinatingf aspects of jupiter is its atmosphere, mainly composed of more than 80% hydrogen plus large propotions of helium, methane, ammonia and ethane

3. MOONS AND OTHER FEATURES

   • jupiter have 79 moons
     • some names
       • metis
       • amaltea
       • tebea
   • it's similar to a star, but it never became massive enough to start burning
   • it is covered in streaks of swirling clouds
   • it has strong storms like the great red spot, which has lasted for hundreds of years

4. POSITION

   • it is the fifth planet counting from the sun, so it has mars and saturns has neighbords

5. EXPLORATION

   • dates back to 1973 and 1974, when NASA's Pioneer 10 and 11 probes obtained the first images and direct observations of the satellite