Jupiter Profile

Mass (kg): 1.90 x 1027

Diameter (km): 142,800

Mean density (kg/m3): 1314

Escape velocity (m/s): 59500

Average distance from Sun: 5.203 AU (778,412,020 km)

Rotation period (length of day in Earth days): 0.41 (9.8 Earth hours)

Revolution period (length of year in Earth years): 11.86

Obliquity (tilt of axis degrees) : 3.08

Orbit inclination (degrees): 1.3

Orbit eccentricity (deviation from circular): 0.048

Mean surface temperature (K): 120 (cloud tops)

Visual geometric albedo (reflectivity): 0.44

Atmospheric components: 90% hydrogen,10% helium, .07% methane

Rings: Faint ring, infrared spectra imply dark rock fragments.

9 Responses to “Jupiter Profile”

  1. german February 16th, 2011 at 2:01 am

    wow this website needs way more info about this stuff for real

  2. KaiRose March 3rd, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    i need some more info for presentation ! Omg ..

  3. Carissa March 8th, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    Whatever! This site has it all! I am a critic and I have to review these kind of sites and this one is full of information! My daughter had to do a huge report on Jupiter and she got an A+. She only used information from this site as well.

  4. Lacy May March 9th, 2011 at 12:06 am

    What kind of stuff do you need?
    ~ Tempature: -236 degrees F
    ~ Diameter: 142,984 km
    ~ Mass: 318 times as great as Earth’s.
    Anymore? :)

  5. Amber Rai April 8th, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    def. need more info.

  6. molly September 15th, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    I teach astronomy to middle school kids and this site is full of info! I’ve been on other sites that don’t begin to do as great a job. You are a great source. Thanks for putting this together.

  7. Jaylinn November 18th, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Wow who discovered this jupiter any way

  8. BlackTeeSleeves December 15th, 2011 at 1:09 am

    tried to do research came to this website but therre is like nothing here though!

  9. liz December 16th, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    wow this needs more info


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