Exploring the Unique Features of Jupiter: No Landing and More Than 60 Moons

KOMPAS.com – Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest planet in the solar system. To give you an idea, Jupiter is twice the size of all the other planets combined.

Another uniqueness of Jupiter is that this planet is surrounded by dozens of moons. Jupiter also has several rings, but unlike Saturn’s famous rings, Jupiter’s rings are very faint and made of dust.

Spaceships cannot land on Jupiter

Reporting from NASA, as a giant gas planet, Jupiter does not have a real surface. This planet is mostly filled with gas and liquid.

Not only that, the spacecraft will also not be able to fly close to Jupiter unscathed. The extreme pressure and temperature inside the planet would crush, melt and vaporize any spacecraft that tried to fly close to it.

Also read: How Long Does It Take From Earth to Jupiter?

Other Facts Planet Jupiter

Reporting from Sciencing, here are some facts about Jupiter that are important to know:

1. Has a very large size

Gas giant Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system with a size more than 300 times the size of Earth.

Due to its enormous size and reflective clouds, Jupiter is the third brightest object in the night sky, after the moon and Venus.

2. Does not have a solid and rocky surface

Like other gas planets, Jupiter does not have a solid, rocky surface. Instead, the planet is composed of layers of gas that grow denser and denser with greater depth.

Chemically, Jupiter is 90 percent hydrogen and 10 percent helium, with small amounts of ammonia and other substances that give the planet its bright color.

Also read: Jupiter, the Oldest Planet in the Solar System

3. Have a ring

Besides the planet Saturn, Jupiter is also surrounded by a flat ring of debris. Jupiter’s ring system is smaller and closer to the planet than Saturn’s and contains mostly tiny grains of rock and dust.

Jupiter’s rings don’t contain ice, so they don’t appear as bright and reflective as Saturn’s rings.

4. Has Big Red Spots

Jupiter’s entire surface is covered by clouds, many of which are composed of ammonia gas. These clouds are stretched into stripes by strong winds in the planet’s atmosphere.

The Great Red Spot, a well-known red spot in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere, is a giant, high-pressure storm that has been forming for more than 300 years.

Also read: Why Does the Planet Jupiter Have Tens of Moons?

5. Has more than 60 satellites

More than 60 known satellites or moons orbit the Planet Jupiter. Some of Jupiter’s moons are very small and have chaotic orbits.

Meanwhile, there are also other large and stable satellites, such as the four moons discovered by Galileo, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

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2023-08-26 13:00:00
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