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Jupiter features a dynamic atmosphere with extreme weather, including the Great Red Spot and powerful auroras. It has at least 95 moons, notably the Galilean moons, which include Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, as well as a faint ring system. Jupiter's gravitational influence plays a crucial role in protecting the Solar System from asteroid collisions and shaping planetary orbits.

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Jupiter features a dynamic atmosphere with extreme weather, including the Great Red Spot and powerful auroras. It has at least 95 moons, notably the Galilean moons, which include Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, as well as a faint ring system. Jupiter's gravitational influence plays a crucial role in protecting the Solar System from asteroid collisions and shaping planetary orbits.

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The Atmosphere and Weather Systems


Jupiter’s dynamic atmosphere is marked by extreme weather
phenomena:
 Great Red Spot: A massive storm, larger than Earth, which has
persisted for at least 350 years.
 Fast winds: Jet streams reaching speeds of over 400 mph (640
km/h) drive the alternating light and dark bands seen in its
atmosphere.
 Auroras: Jupiter has the most powerful auroras in the Solar
System, fueled by interactions between its magnetic field and
charged particles from the Sun and its volcanic moon Io.

4. Jupiter’s Moons and Rings


Jupiter has at least 95 known moons, the most significant being the
Galilean moons, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610:
 Io: The most volcanically active body in the Solar System, with
hundreds of active volcanoes.
 Europa: A moon with a subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust,
making it a prime candidate for extraterrestrial life.
 Ganymede: The largest moon in the Solar System, even larger
than Mercury, with its own magnetic field.
 Callisto: A heavily cratered moon with one of the oldest surfaces
in the Solar System.
Jupiter also has a faint ring system composed mainly of dust from
meteoroid impacts on its moons.

5. Jupiter’s Influence on the Solar System


Jupiter’s massive gravitational influence has had profound effects on
the Solar System:
 Planetary protector: Jupiter’s gravity deflects many asteroids and
comets, reducing the likelihood of collisions with Earth.
 Shaping the asteroid belt: It prevented the material between Mars
and Jupiter from coalescing into a planet.
 Influencing planetary orbits: Jupiter’s migration in the early Solar
System may have helped shape the orbits of other planets.

6. Exploration of Jupiter
Jupiter has been studied by several space missions:
 Pioneer 10 and 11 (19

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