jupiter (planet)

Photographs and simple text describe the planet Jupiter, its place in the solar system, what it looks like, its moons, and what it is made of.

Relates facts about the giant of the solar system and the 1994 collision of a comet with the planet.

Provides information about Jupiter, discussing its location in the solar system, its movements, size and structure, clouds, moons and rings, and other features of the planet.

Describes the characteristics of the planet Jupiter and its moons, as revealed by photographs sent back by unmanned spaceships.

Describes the planet Jupiter, including its surface, its moons and rings, and exploration of it, and provides a glossary, a further-reading list, and related Web sites.

Presents information accumulated about Jupiter through the centuries, including data collected by Pioneers I and II and Voyagers I and II, and some of the mythology surrounding this planet.

An introduction to the planet Jupiter that provides information on its location in the solar system, size, orbit, temperature, atmosphere, surface, rings, and moons, and discusses how it is studied by astronomers.

Describes the outer planets of the solar system and details their physical features, their environmental characteristics, and the history of exploration of each planet.

Dr. Heywood Floyd travels to Jupiter to find out what happened to the astronauts of the spaceship Discovery and its computer, HAL 9000.

Alan Dingwall travels to Jupiter to help his friend Norbert find and rescue Princess Nerissa, who has been captured and held prisoner in Lost Schloss.