Planet Jupiter

Jupiter has 67 moons in total. Of those 67, 8 of them are regular satellites, and the rest are irregular satellites.

Jupiter takes 11.8618 years to make one revolution (orbit) round the Sun, and rotates once on its axis every 9.925 hours.

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The asteroid belt lies in between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter. Over 40,000 asteroids with at least a half mile diameter are found in the asteroid belt.
Asteroids.

Far too cold, too much gravity, really high winds of poisonous gasses. Also no soil for plants and no water.

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No, Jupiter has just one red spot.

Jupiter is mostly a light brownish-yellow color, due to its composition of hydrogen and helium gases. Saturn is a pale yellow color, again due to its hydrogen and helium gases, with its famous rings adding a brighter appearance.

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It is approx 73 million square kilometres.

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A tornado on Jupiter is a massive spinning storm system that appears as a dark, swirling cloud in the planet's atmosphere. These tornadoes can be many times larger and more powerful than tornadoes on Earth, with wind speeds reaching hundreds of miles per hour. They are a common feature in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere.

No, it's actually the fifth planet from the sun. The third planet from the sun is Earth.

There is no planet which fits that description.

Of the 67 moons orbiting Jupiter, the 4 largest, smallest to largest, are Europa, Io, Callisto, Ganymede. The 4 in closest orbit to Jupiter are Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. These are referred to as the Amalthean moons.

The 4 largest Jovian moons (Jupiter is "Jove" in Greek) are some of the largest bodies in the Solar system, after the Sun and planets. Genymede is larger than the planet Mercury.

These 4 large Jovian moons would be planetesimals if they orbited the Sun. The moons smaller than these 4 are quite a bit smaller . . . many of which just have "J" (for Jupiter) numbers instead of names.

Obviously it has not gone on "forever" , as that is an indeterminte amount of time and nothing lasts forever. Even the energy that resides in the universe itself will eventually fade & the universe will die. Jupiter's Red Spot however was first seen in 1831 ordescribed asa "permanent spot" as early as 1665 and 1713, so it has been anactive storm for at leastbetween 182 to 348 years.

It depends on what you are going to write about. You could write about the "The Great Red Spot" or the 67 moons of Jupiter. There are many other good ideas, these came to my mind first.

Yes, Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is over 300 times the mass of Earth and about 11 times the diameter of Earth.

Jupiter's metallic hydrogen layer extends from about 20,000 kilometers (12,400 miles) beneath the cloud tops to approximately 60,000 kilometers (37,300 miles) deep into the planet. This layer constitutes a significant portion of Jupiter's interior and is believed to play a crucial role in generating the planet's strong magnetic field. The thickness of this layer varies due to Jupiter's complex internal structure and varying pressure and temperature conditions.

Evidence for the young and active surface of Europa includes the presence of numerous ridges, cracks, and chaotic terrain that suggest recent geological activity. The lack of impact craters indicates that the surface is constantly being resurfaced, likely due to processes such as ice tectonics or subsurface ocean activity. Additionally, observations from the Galileo spacecraft and more recent analyses from the Hubble Space Telescope have detected plumes of water vapor, further supporting the idea of an active subsurface ocean interacting with the icy crust.

Galileo's observations of Jupiter and Venus provided critical support for Copernicus's heliocentric model. By observing Jupiter's moons, Galileo demonstrated that not all celestial bodies orbit the Earth, suggesting that the Earth is not the center of the universe. Additionally, his observations of Venus showed that it exhibited phases similar to the Moon, which could only be explained if Venus orbited the Sun, not the Earth. These findings reinforced the idea that the Sun, rather than the Earth, is at the center of our solar system.

Saturn appears less bright than Jupiter in Earth's sky. This is mainly due to its greater distance from Earth and its lower albedo, which reflects less sunlight. While Jupiter can reach a magnitude of about -2.5, making it one of the brightest objects in the night sky, Saturn's brightness typically peaks at around +0.5. As a result, Jupiter is more prominent and easier to spot than Saturn.