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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. When approached from afar, its fantastic striped atmosphere gradually reveals intriguing clouds that move around the planet. Rich in historical and cultural connections, Jupiter is the site of recent comet impacts and continuing scientific discovery.
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Interior and Surface of Jupiter
The Giant planets do not have the same layered structure that the terrestrial planets do. Their ...Read more
Atmosphere of Jupiter
The king of planets is aptly named because it not only has the most dymanic atmospheric motion, ...Read more
Jupiter's Magnetosphere
Jupiter's magnetosphere is a unique object in the solar system. It is the biggest object in ...Read more
Jupiter's Moons and Rings
The four Galilean satellites; Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, are among the most interesting ...Read more
The Poles of Jupiter and its Moons
Several interesting phenomena are found at the poles of Jupiter, the largest planet in our ...Read more
Planetary Facts
All of the relevant information about Jupiter collected on one page, including details about size, orbit ...Read more
Missions to Jupiter
A table containing information about the spacecraft that have visited Jupiter ...Read more
Images and Multimedia
Access wonderful captioned photos and illustrations that will inspire and excite you. ...Read more
Jupiter Links
These are links to other great web sites about Jupiter. But beware: you don't want to get ...Read moreMore about Jupiter
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Researchers have found a primitive Earth mantle reservoir on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Geologist Matthew Jackson and his colleagues from a multi-institution collaboration report the finding--the...Read more
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