Jupiter~+Where+Boys+Are+Reportedly+From

Jupiter~ Where Boys Are Reportedly From



 Welcome to Jupiter! Now, some elementary school girls may try to convince us that this is where boys are from, but this is impossible really. The reason boys could not possibly be from Jupiter is because it is just way too violent and is mostly made up of gas (none of which is "mostly oxygen"). It is the largest planet in the solar system (although its solid core is only about the size of the sun, shrunk one thousand times), and is also considered a great big ball of gas because the majority of its surface is merely layer upon layer of metallic hydrogen. Jupiter has a similar make-up as the sun: mostly hydrogen and helium. The bands seen in the photo above are these gases swirling violently about the core in segregated levels of atmosphere. We humans have sent robotic spacecraft into orbit around Jupiter in order to better understand the gaseous planetary cover. This allowed us to learn about the storm systems on the surface of the planet and about the immense strength of the planet's magnetism (gravitational pull). So, the big question~ Would we want to live there? Well, unless you love winds in excess of 240mph on an average day, then you may want to rethink your relocation to Jupiter.

**Distance from the sun:** About 780,000,000 km (about 480,000,000 miles).  **Distance from Earth:** About 580,000,000 km (about 360,000,000 miles). That is like traveling around the Earth about 14,500 times.  **Planetary Make-up:** Mainly hydrogen and helium.  **Moons:** 63 moons. Yes, I said 63... greedy, right?  **Names of moons:** The most famous of Jupiter's moons are Io (the closest to Jupiter), Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto (the farthest moon from Jupiter), which all have volcanic activity.  **How the planet got its name:** Named after the Roman god of all gods, like Zeus was for the Greeks.

