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what is the effective temperature of jupiter?

-148 degrees celsius

what is he orbital period of io?

1.77 days

how long does it take for the big red spot to rotate?

10 days

how much energy is generated by the solar winds hitting jupiters magnetosphere?

10000000 amps

how many earth years is jupiters year?

11.86 years

how many miles across are the aroura on jupiter?

1200 miles

what is the polar diameter of jupiter?

133709 miles

what is the orbital period of callisto?

16.69 days

what is the orbital distance of callisto?

1882700 km

how many jet stream belts are there in jupiter?

29

how many layers are in jupiters cloud deck?

3

what is the orbital period of europa?

3.55 days

how fast lightning travel on jupiter?

3000mph

how many times more massive is jupiter than earth?

318 times

how fast do the winds in the great red spot blow?

350mph

how many rings does jupiter have?

4

where does jupiter rank in the brightest objects in the solar system?

4th

how far is jupiter from the sun in miles?

500,000,000

how many moons does jupiter have?

67

what is the orbital distance of europa?

671100 km

what is the orbital period of ganymede?

7.16 days

how many space crafts have visited jupiter?

8

what is the name of the crater on callisto that is 1800 km across?

Valhalla

what makes up jupiters clouds?

ammonia sulphur water

which moon has no detected internal activity?

callisto

which of the galilean moons is the warmest?

callisto

pwyll is the largest crater on which moon?

europa

which of the galilean moons is the coldest?

europa

who discovered jupiter?

galileao

what is the largest moon in the solar system?

ganymede

which moon has its own magnetosphere?

ganymede

which moon is thought to have a subterranean ocean?

ganymede

which moon would be a dwarf planet if it orbited the sun?

ganymede

which of jupiters moons has an atmosphere that contains oxygen?

ganymede

which are the galilean moons?

ganymede, callisto, io, europa

what is the most volcanic world in the solar system?

io

which moon has sulphur dioxide atmosphere?

io

which moon has volcanic plumes that rise 200 km into space?

io

which of the galilean moons is closest to jupiter?

io

how long has the big red storm been occurring?

over 300 years

the star of bethlehem is thought to possibly be a conjunction between jupiter and which planet?

venus

what is the frisbee phenomenon?

when jupiter flings comets due to its gravity


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