Explore Jupiter
The Giant planets do not have the same layered structure that the terrestrial planets do. Their ...
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The king of planets is aptly named because it not only has the most dymanic atmospheric motion, ...
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is a unique object in the solar system. It is the biggest object in ...
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The four Galilean satellites; Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, are among the most interesting ...
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Several interesting phenomena are found at the poles of Jupiter, the largest planet in our ...
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All of the relevant information about Jupiter collected on one page, including details about size, orbit ...
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The Roman god Jupiter is associated with the Greek god, Zeus. ...
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A table containing information about the spacecraft that have visited Jupiter ...
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Access wonderful captioned photos and illustrations that will inspire and excite you. ...
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These are links to other great web sites about Jupiter. But beware: you don't want to get ...
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Did you know that, according to
Einstein's Theory of Relativity,
time slows down near the speed of
light?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Orographic liftxOrographic lift : Occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over geographic relief from a lower elevation. As the air mass rises it expands and cools adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100%, create clouds and precipitation.
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Research Highlights
Glaciovolcanoes, they're called, these rumbling mountains where the orange-red fire of magma meets the frozen blue of glaciers. Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which erupted recently, is but one of...
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