The Jovian Planets

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• Structural Characteristics:
• Very Large
• 318 * more massive than Earth
• 11* Earth in diameter
• 1/4 of Earth's density

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• Oribit:
• days: 9h 56m
• Years: 12 years

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• atmosphere:
• 90% hydrogen, 10% helium, and small amounts of methane amonia, and water vapor
• thick, dense clouds
• most like a star

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• Orgin of the name:
• King of Roman gods because it is so massive

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• Natural satellites:
• 64 moons (1I0., Europa, Ganymed, Casllisto)
• Gallilean Moons

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• Surface:
• hydrogen as a good conductor
• heavy elements in the core
• strong magnetic field
• dense atmosphere
• volcanic activity

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• Rings:
• made of tiny particles
• 0.8 planetary radius from surface

The Jovian Planet: Jupiter

• rotation of axis:
• 3.13 * perpindictular

Jupiter is a vast planet with many moons. Its distance from the sun is 483.8 million miles.

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• Distance from the sun:
• 888.2 million miles

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• Structural characteristics:
• diameter: 120,000 km
• density: 1/2 of jupiter

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• atmosphere:
• 96% hydrogen, 3% helium
• 10% of heavier material

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• Orbital motion:
• days: 10h 40m
• year: 29.5 years

The Jovian Planet:

• Orientation on axis:
• 27* with respect to the orbital plane

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• surface:
• auroras major storms , 275 mi/hr winds

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• Moons:
• 62
• made of dirty ice

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• rings:
• very thin, bumpy, made fo small particles of ice

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

• origin of name:
• named after Roman god like the greek god Kronus, or god Saturnus

The Jovian Planet: Saturn

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• Distance:
• Uranus: 1.784 billion miles
• Neptune: 2.795 billion miles

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• sturtural (same for both planets):
• diameter 51,000 km
• entirely hydrogen and helium

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• atmosphere:
• Uranus: hydrogen and helium, with methane, no cloud layers
• Neptune: Great Dark Spot, strong weather patern

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• Sruface:
• Uranus: small rocky core or none at all
• Neptune: icy and gas planet, no solid surface

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• Rings:
• Uranus: 5 rings, invisable to see, reflects 5% of Sunlight, made of dark soot
• Neptune: lumpy rings

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• Oritation:
• Uranus: 98* to axis, it rotates backwards
• Neptune: 28*

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• Roatation:
• Uranus: day:17h 14m; year: 84.3 years
• Neptune: Day:12-18; Years: 165 years

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• Moons:
• Uranus: 27 moons
• Neptune: surface mainly of water ice, Triton, Nereid

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• origin of name:
• Uranus: god of Heaven: Uranus
• Neptune:

The Jovian Planet: Uranus and Neptune

• origin of name:
• Uranus: god of Heaven: Uranus
• Neptune: Roman god of the sea

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