Jupiter: Crash Course Astronomy #16
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. The gas giant is NOT a failed star, but a really successful planet! It has a dynamic atmosphere with belts and zones, as well as an enormous...
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As we take our grand tour of the solar system here on Crash Course Astronomy, we’re going to skip over the asteroids for now—we’ll get to ‘em, I promise—and instead pay a visit to the King of the Planets, the big guy, the top dog, the big cheese, the head honcho, the one and only: Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It’s not even close: All the other planets could fit inside it with room to spare. It’s a gas giant, which means it’s gassy, and... giant. And I do mean giant. It’s 11 times wider than Earth—more than a thousand Earths could fit inside it, and it has a mass over 300 times that of our planet. Despite its bulk, it rotates extremely rapidly: One day on Jupiter is a mere 10 hours long! That’s the fastes...
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As we take our grand tour of the solar system here on Crash Course Astronomy, we’re going to skip over the asteroids for now—we’ll get to ‘em, I promise—and instead pay a visit to the King of the Planets, the big guy, the top dog, the big cheese, the head honcho, the one and only: Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It’s not even close: All the other planets could fit inside it with room to spare. It’s a gas giant, which means it’s gassy, and... giant. And I do mean giant. It’s 11 times wider than Earth—more than a thousand Earths could fit inside it, and it has a mass over 300 times that of our planet. Despite its bulk, it rotates extremely rapidly: One day on Jupiter is a mere 10 hours long! That’s the fastes...
