Some interesting facts about Jupiter.
New Facts On Jupiter Despite all we have learned about Jupiter and the early history of our solar system, there are some basic things we don’t understand very well. We don’t know how much oxygen the planet holds, and this happens to be the most important missing piece in our understanding of how our solar system formed. Some theories about Jupiter’s formation predict that the planet’s oxygen weighs as much as 20 Earths! We also don’t know if the planet has a solid core, or precisely how and where its powerful magnetic field is produced. Further, it is unknown how deeply rooted Jupiter’s colorful, banded clouds and planet-sized spots are. And scientists yearn to understand what powers the auroras — Jupiter’s northern and southern lights. These mysteries make it clear that although Jupiter’s colorful clouds get most of the attention, some of the most enticing mysteries are hiding deep inside the planet. It is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar Sy...

Comments
Post a Comment