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| Description: Jupiter Banded appearance Multicolored Bands are aligned parallel to Jupiter’s equator Generated by wind systems Great Red Spot In planet’s southern hemisphere Counterclockwise rotating cyclonic storm Jupiter Structure Surface thought to be a gigantic ocean of liquid hydrogen Halfway into the interior, pressure causes liquid hydrogen to turn into liquid metallic hydrogen Rocky and metallic material probably exists in a central core Jupiter Moons At least 28 moons Four largest moons Discovered by Galileo – called Galilean satellites Each has its own character Callisto – outermost Galilean moon Europa – smallest Galilean moon Ganymede – largest Jovian satellite Io – innermost Galilean moon and is also volcanically active Picture Stats: Views: 652 Filesize: 1.4MB Height: 959 Width: 870 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=39876 |