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Jupiter does not produce light. It does, however, reflect a lot of the sunlight that reaches it's surface. The amount of light that a planet's surface reflects is call it's albedo, and it's expressed as a value between 0 (nothing reflected) to 1 (100% of light is reflected). Jupiter has an albedo of 0.34, which may seem small compared to Venus's albedo of 0.9, but since Jupiter has a substantially larger surface area than Venus, what it lacks in reflectiveness it makes up for in size.
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∙ 11y agoFor the same reason that light comes from a rock on the ground in the daytime.
- The sun shines on it.
- A lot of the light that hits it bounces off.
- Some of the light that bounces off goes into your eye, and you say
"Wow ! Look at that rock !", or you say "Wow ! Look at Jupiter !"
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Which luminous light source in the solar system did the light bouncing off Jupiter's moon come from?
the sun
What is the source of light for Jupiter and its moon?
Jupiter and its moons get light from the same source we do: the sun.
Is Jupiter heavy or light?
Jupiter is very heavy.
What is the year when Jupiter will come close to earth?
It is in 2022 when Jupiter will come close to earth.
Is Jupiter a source of light?
no.
Which luminous light source in the solar system did the light bouncing off Jupiter's moon come from?
the sun
What is the source of light for Jupiter and its moon?
Jupiter and its moons get light from the same source we do: the sun.
Does the sun give Jupiter light?
Jupiter does not have light other than the lighting thunderstorms which give off the light.
Is Jupiter heavy or light?
Jupiter is very heavy.
You light light a fire on Jupiter?
yes
What is the year when Jupiter will come close to earth?
It is in 2022 when Jupiter will come close to earth.
When light comes from the sun does it shine straight on Jupiter and its moons or does it shine on Jupiter then from there the light reflects to Jupiter's moons?
It shines directly on both Jupiter and its moons. There is no reason it shouldn't, as, other than periodic eclipses from Jupiter, nothing blocks the sunlight from reaching those moons. The moons do get some reflected light from Jupiter as well, just as Earth gets some light from our moon.
What is Jupiter light minutes?
The light minutes is the amount of time (in minutes) it takes the energy (light) from the sun to travel to a planet. Jupiter has 43.3 light minutes
Is Jupiter a source of light?
no.
How many light years away is Jupiter from Earth?
How many light years away is Jupiter from Earth when there closest?
Is there energy on Jupiter?
Yes. There is energy eberywhere. Jupiter gets light from the sun and produces light in its aurorae. There is thermal energy as it is not absolute zero, and there is kinetic energy from Jupiter's winds.
Earth is how many days from Jupiter?
At its closest, Jupiter is 588.42 million kilometers from Earth, or 32.7 light minutes. At its furthest, with Jupiter on the far side of the Sun form Earth, Jupiter is 53.8 light minutes away.
