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Welcome to 'Red Storm', fanlisting for the planet Jupiter. It is such a pleasure to bring this awesome fanlisting to you. This fanlisting was adopted from Tracy. |
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What is a fanlisting? A fanlisting is a website that devotes itself to a certain subject matter (TV show, actor/ actress, characters, etc.) and asks others from all over to join in and show the world that they're a fan, too! |
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About Jupiter... Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest within the solar system. It is two and a half times as massive as all of the other planets combined, and has an apparent magnitude of -2.8. The planet was known to early astronomers since ancient times, was named after Jupiter, the principal God of Roman mythology by the Romans during the era of Classical Antiquity, and is classified by modern astronomers as a gas giant planet. Jupiter shares the gas giant classification with three other planets in the Solar System, namely Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian planets (Jovian being the adjectival form of Jupiter, derived from the Latin genitive of the noun). The planet Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen, with a smaller portion of helium and a rocky core. Due to its rapid rotation the planet possesses a slight but noticeable bulge around the equator, giving it an oblate appearance. The outer atmosphere is visibly segregated into several bands at different latitudes, resulting in turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. A prominent result is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm that has been existent since at least the seventeenth century. Surrounding the planet is a faint planetary ring system and a powerful magnetosphere. There are also at least 63 moons, including the four large moons that were first discovered by Galileo Galilei. Jupiter has been explored on several occasions by robotic spacecraft; most notably during the early Pioneer and Voyager fly-by missions, and later by the Galileo orbiter. Future targets for exploration include the possible ice-covered liquid ocean on the Jovian moon Europa. |
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About The Webmaster... My name is Amanda and I live in Brooklyn, NY. I am currently the owner of several websites, several fanlistings and namelistings and 3 forums. You can reach me anytime at Sel416331@aol.com and on AIM. All images, html, and codes are the property of me! Please visit the credits page for more info on those who helped out. |