Question

What is Jupiter made of?

Answer 1

according to NASA

Jupiter is made of in addition to hydrogen and helium, the planet is made of water, methane and ammonia.

Answer 2

Jupiter is a giant ball of gas with little or no surface. Jupiter is a giant gaseous planet made up of hydrogen and helium. Its atmosphere is mostly made up of molecular hydrogen (90%) and helium (10%). Other substances present are methane, ammonia and phosphine. Most of the visible cloud is made up of ammonia. Water also exists on the planet. The dark belts and light zones of the planet are formed by the strong winds that blow in the upper atmosphere of the planet.

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Additional Information

• Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system.
• It has a diameter of about 142153.6 km, which is about 11 times that of the Earth's diameter.
• Jupiter is about 300 times more massive than Earth.
• It is the fifth planet from the Sun and is around 77404954 km away from it.
• Jupiter takes 12 Earth years to orbit the Sun and completes one rotation in 10 hours.
• It is the second brightest planet in the sky after Venus.
• The planet was named by ancient astronomers after the king of Roman gods.