jupiter (planet)

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, composition, surface features, moons and rings, and size of Jupiter, and looks at how how astonomers study the planet.

Introduces the largest planet, one composed largely of gases and having numerous satellites.

Describes the characteristics of the planet Jupiter and its moons as revealed by photographs sent back by two unmanned Voyager spaceships which took one-and-one half years to reach this distant giant.

Discusses the giant planet, how it was named, and the information astronomers have gathered about it.