Jupitor

Jupiter has 2 times more mass than all of the other planets combined

Jupiter is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium

The planets colors are from chemical reactions with in the planet

The chemical reactions with in the planet are fueled by the planets interior heat, and ultraviolet radiation received from the sun.

The great red spot has been there for the past 3 centuries

There are also smaller hurricanes present that come and go

The freat red spot was found by a british scientist Robert Hooke

The atmosphere has 3 layers

The core is about 10 times the mass of earth.

Jupiter release 2 times as much energy as it receives from the sun

The magnetosphere is a million times more voluminous than the earth, it even has a tail which extends to Saturns orbit.

The magnetosphere produces intense radio radiation

Galilo Galilei discovered the planet

The moon densities decrease with an increase of distance from Jupiter.

The moon Io has active volcanoes

Jupiter links

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/galileo/index.html