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Jupiter was the first of the Sun's planets to form, and its inward migration during the primordial phase of the Solar System affected much of the formation history of the other planets. Jupiter's atmosphere consists of 76% hydrogen and 24% helium by mass, with a denser interior.
Jupiter Indiges, "Jupiter of the country", a title given to Aeneas after his death, according to Livy [160] Jupiter Ladicus , Jupiter equated with a Celtiberian mountain-god and worshipped as the spirit of Mount Ladicus in Gallaecia , northwest Iberia, [ 161 ] preserved in the toponym Codos de Ladoco .
Jupiter was known to astronomers of ancient times. [1] The Romans named it after their god Jupiter . [ 2 ] When viewed from Earth , Jupiter can reach an apparent magnitude of −2.94, bright enough for its reflected light to cast shadows, [ 3 ] and making it on average the third-brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and Venus .
The gap between the planets Mars and Jupiter disclosed by the Titius–Bode law was filled by the discovery of the asteroids Ceres and Pallas in 1801 and 1802 with many more following. At first, astronomical thought in America was based on Aristotelian philosophy, [91] but interest in the new astronomy began to appear in Almanacs as early as ...
Jupiter’s striking Great Red Spot has puzzled astronomers for years. Now, they think they know just how old it is and how the cyclone formed in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Jupiter is a given name of Latin origin which is given in reference either to the Roman god Jupiter or to the planet named after the mythological deity. [ 1 ] The name is traditionally masculine but has also been used for girls in recent years.
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Jupiter’s favorite son, who passed away in 2018 at age 82, lived all over the area, including his former ranch, museum and dinner theater. He’s called Jupiter “the best place in the world.”