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JUPITER

Jupiter has a total of 79 confirmed moons. It is second only to Saturn when it comes to the total amount of satellites.

Jupiter is one of the four gas giants, being primarily composed of gas and liquid rather than solid matter. is the second highest of the giant planets, but lower than those of the four terrestrial planets

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm that's about twice as wide as Earth, circling the planet in its southern hemisphere. At the storm’s center, winds are relatively calm, but on its edges, wind speeds reach 270-425 mph (430-680 km/h). That's more than twice the speed of even the strongest hurricanes on Earth, which can generate wind speeds of up to 175 mph (281 km/h).

Jupiter: The Basics Namesake: King of the Roman gods. Date of Discovery: Known to the ancients. Orbit: Approximately 484 million miles from the sun (five times as far from the Sun as the Earth is). Day: Approximately 10 Earth hours. Year: Approximately 12 Earth years. Average diameter: Approximately 88,846 miles. Surface gravity: Approximately 2.5 times Earth's.

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/juno/overview/

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/overview/

Jupiter’s environment is probably not conducive to life as we know it. The temperatures, pressures and materials that characterize this planet are most likely too extreme and volatile for organisms to adapt to. While planet Jupiter is an unlikely place for living things to take hold, the same is not true of some of its many moons. Europa is one of the likeliest places to find life elsewhere in our solar system. There is evidence of a vast ocean just beneath its icy crust, where life could possibly be supported. Jupiter is made of mostly hydrogen and helium gas. So, trying to land on it would be like trying to land on a cloud here on Earth. There's no outer crust to break your fall on Jupiter