Wikijunior talk:Solar System/Jupiter

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Atlas of the universe ISBN 0 540 06087 9 -first two jubiter facts

Walabio, thanks for fixing the mistake about how many Earths could fit in the volume of Jupiter. I forget to divide the diameter of Jupiter by two to get the radius. But don't call honest mistakes vandalism like you did on the history page. --StarryTG 02:51, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The discussion about weight being the same on Earth as it is on Jupiter is flawed. Weight and mass have clear and distinct definitions, Mass is the same on Earth and Jupiter, but weight is not. I haven't corrected this because the discussion was quiet deep and I think it is worth giving it the attention it deserves

I changed that section because a lot of the material got moved to its own article. Now the question asks how much force there would be due to gravity rather than using the word weight. --StarryTG 21:07, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Jupiter facts

I removed the following:

  • Jupiter's magnetic field is the largest single thing in the solar system. It is 26 million kilometers across, making it about 20 times bigger than the Sun. It has a tail that extends past Saturn's orbit. If it could be seen from Earth, it would appear to be five times the size of the full moon.
  • Because it is so much larger than the other planets, it had been said that the solar system consists of the sun, Jupiter, and other assorted debris.

The first is better suited for the article itself. The size of the magnetic field is notable - and indeed a fact - but: How big is the sun? How far away is saturn? What is a magnetic field? A box such of this should have "faster" facts. The second isn't a fact. - 69.22.96.91 11:01, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Images not ligning up

I just added an image to "what is it made of" and it's appearing in a different section. I know there is an tag that clears the section if there is not enough text to fully wrap the image - something like <clear=all> but I can't remember it. Can anyone else clean up the bottom of this page? Theresa knott 13:28, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Not to worry. I've sorted it. Theresa knott 13:32, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto

They were loved by Zeus and not by Jupiter. Only for Callisto I've found Jupiter mentioned as well. Anyway, not only because this book is for kids there should be mentioned the same mythologic story that is mentioned in the articles of the moons themselves. Knightowld 20:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I would agree that there is a huge confusion in terms of terminology, and the fact that the names for celestial objects were chosen by people much later than the people who made up these ledgends. If you think Jupiter vs. Zeus and these planets are confusing, try Uranus, where all of the moons are named after characters in Shakespearian plays. Or even getting more whimsical with the names of asteroids like 2309 Mr. Spock or 9007 James Bond (I'm not making either of these names up, I promise!) Mythology can only go so far for a kids book, but it does add some extra flavor. It certainly shouldn't be taken too literally, nor with any sort of religious fervor, even if you accept the Greek gods as your source of devine inspiration. --Rob Horning 03:29, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Moons

Clearly, the caspian stars are important enough to merit their own subpages, but which of the other moons are?

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