interesting things about jupiter?
85550
All the other known planets in our solar system would fit inside Jupiter with room left over --\n\nThe Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a hurricane-like storm with a diameter three times that of Earth --\n\nJupiter's chemical composition is the same as that of stars --\n\nIf Jupiter had about 100 times more mass it would have been a star --\n\nJupiter radiates heat into space from its interior, but the source isn't completely understood
1046890
Through the study of other stars 'wobble' within our own galaxy, we have detected planets larger than Jupiter, we believe.  Though, this is through a calculation with the doppler effect.  So to play it safe, as far as we know now it is Jupiter.  But to say that this will always be true would be bold and naive.
633673
Here are some quick facts:\n\nhttp://www.sir-ray.com/ Enter the site, click astronomy then click on Space Dimensions & Planetary Facts (this site is excellent)\nhttp://www.dustbunny.com/afk/planets/\nhttp://www.kidzone.ws/planets/index.htm\nhttp://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html\n\nThese sites should be everything that you need~the first site should do it but the other three have little bits of information that might be useful~
1005733
Since most people have either accurately or sarcastically answered your question, here is some fun things you can look for while planet gazing.  \n\nThe inner planets (Mercury & Venus) will show you phases the same as the moon has except when they get close to a full "planet" (like a full moon) they will be very close to the other side of their orbit and will be difficult to see due to being close to the sun.  The closer in the orbit crescents are more interesting anyway.  On the outer planets, Mars will be reddish with some darker parts and sometimes you can see the polar "ice" caps (said to be frozen carbon dioxide).  Jupiter (the largest) has the ongoing "red spot" (thought to be a giant storm) that passes around it.  Another interesting Jupiter tidbit is you can clearly and easily see four of its moons (which will change position from night to night) with just a moderately powerful telescope.   Saturn has, of course, it's rings which will be at different angles of view depending on what part of its orbit it's in.  The rest (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) are very, very distant and extremely difficult to see with anything except very expensive equipment. \n\nAnd don't just focus on the planets.  There is a multitude of clusters , galaxys, multiple star systems and nebulae to check out (not to mention the occasional comet and meteor shower that comes now and then)\n\nHope you have fun with it...
912138
Use this site. you can get any kind of images\nhttp://www.jupiterimages.com/searchResultsji.aspx
617519
I worry more about mass extinction events like an asteroid impact or finding out that giant aliens have just been raising humanity as a food source to harvest en masse. Bird flu might do a job on us or some alien organism brought back by space exploration which our bodies are unable to manufacture antibodies. Maybe global nuclear conflict will leave the earth a smoking glow-in-the-dark beacon rotating and wobbling in the solar system. Excuse me I have to go find my aluminum foil hat to block the gamma rays. Wait what if planet Jupiter is a brown dwarf star and decides to go nova? What if the sun flames out? What if the magma in the earth's crust makes the poles flip positions? .........
47332
Find the radius from the diameter by dividing it by 2.  So r = 44000 miles\n\nSurface area of any sphere = 4 * pi * r * r\n\npi = 22/7\n \nPlug in the values and you will get the surface area of Jupiter.
370848
this week, if you look east at about 9:30pm local time, you will see Jupiter just above the horizon.  At about 1am, it will be high in the sky to the south.  just before sunrise, it will be just about to set in the west.\n\nsubtract two hours from each of these times for these positions for every month you add to right now.\n\noh, wait.  a picture.  you don't actually want to find it in the sky.  go to http://www.nineplanets.org and click on "Jupiter".
9640
Technology now exists that can send probes (very expensive probes) anywhere in the solar system, including Jupiter.  However, it is doubtful that man will ever go there because the planet is a giant gas planet without land to land on, air to breath or temperatures high enough to sustain life.  Also the planet has a powerful gravitational pull and anyone who goes there will stay there.  Mars is a much more hospitable goal for space travel by men (and women too).  Bring your own air!
865412
Hey visit \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
676367
A 5" scope should be more than enough.  There are hobbyists on the net that talk of watching Jovian transits with 4"\n\nThe site link below has an uncrippled shareware program JupSat95 that calculates a lot of info about Jupiter include satellite transit information,\n\n"When a satellite is transiting Jupiter, (passing in front of Jupiter's disk), then it's numerical information is printed in Yellow."\n\nhttp://indigo.ie/~gnugent/JupSat95/
825588
hey visit \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus
766993
Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than all the other planets combined. It is 318 times more massive than Earth, with a diameter 11 times that of Earth, and its volume is 1300 times as great as that of Earth.
370335
"Jove" is another name for Jupiter. In fact, it's the form that one uses to make the adjective. The satellites around Jupiter are called "Jovian moons."
537795
See the "physical characteristics" section on:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(planet)
404550
Most likely Venus, as those above me have stated, but Jupiter is also a possibility.  \n\nStarmaps are readily available on the internet, and that would tell you for sure. \n\nHowever, a more fun way to find out would be to take a telescope outside and look at the planet.  Even a very low-end model telescope will have the resolution to see the moons of Jupiter.  Watch it for a week, if you don't see any moons or the giant red spot, it's Venus.
1184119
Jupiter is further from the sun, and has a larger orbital path.  That is why it takes longer (it has to travel further to go around)