ASTA01H3 Chapter : Jupiter
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I ntro to astronomy and astrology part i. In contrast to the terrestrial planets, jupiter has many moons that vary greatly in size and other properties: the four largest are known as the galilean moons, discovered in 1610. on jupiter"s surface, there are alternating light and dark bands that cross the planet parallel to its equator: these atmospheric features are unlike anything found on the inner planets. or 318 earth masses: twice the mass of all the other planets combined. as massive as jupiter is it is still only 1/1000 the mass of the sun. Its radius is 71,500 km or 11. 2 earth radii. originally hard to determine since its surface features are clouds in the upper atmosphere, that are not attached to a solid surface and therefore move independently of one another.
