Jupiter

56 Pages·1999·5.101 MB·English

by  Larry Dane Brimner

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Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brimner, Larry Dane.
Jupiter/ by L—arry Dane Brimner.
p. cm. (A true book)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Describes the appearance, climate, moons, and exploration
ofthe largest planet in the solar system.
ISBN 0-51—6-21153-6 (lib. bdg.) 0-516-26495-8 (pbk.)
I.Jupiter Juvenile literature. [I.Jupiter.] I. Title. II. Series.
QB661.B65 1999
523.45—dc21 98-2951
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© 1999 by Larry Dane Brimner
All rights reserved. Published simultaneously in Canada
GROUER Printed in the United States ofAmerica
U B L I S H I N G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99
o n t e n t s
The Giant Planet 6
The Fifth Planet 9
Jupiter's Clouds 12
Jupiter's Neighbors 21
Exploring Jupiter 30
Impact with a Comet 37
To Find Out More 44
Important Words 46
Index 47
Meet the Author 48
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Of the nine planets that travel
around the Sun, Jupiter stands
out as the giant. 88,793
It is
miles (143,000 kilometers)
across, bigger than any other
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planet in the solar system.
you think our Earth a big
is
place? Jupiter were a hollow
If
ball, more than 1,300 Earths
could inside
fit it!