Posts Tagged ‘jupiter’
How are Planetary Rings Formed and Which Planets Have Them?
Planetary Rings around Saturn
Most of us have seen the pictures of the lone planet out in space with a dusty looking flat ring orbiting all of the way around it. These rings seem both alien and intriguing – why is it that some planets have rings and our own Earth does not, and which planets in our solar system have such rings?
Ganymede, The Largest Moon In Our Solar System
Ganymede - The Largest Moon in the Solar System
Did you know that the largest moon in our Solar System orbits the largest planet in our Solar System? Ganymede, a moon orbiting Jupiter wins the prize as the largest moon in our Solar System.
Clouds of Jupiter Made of Hydrogen and Helium
The Great Red Spot
The first thing you see when you look at the atmosphere of Jupiter is the bands of dark and light clouds as well as swirls, waves and oval spots. The patterns are mezmerizing! So what causes this complex mixture of colors and shapes?
