Jupiter: High Resolution Globe PIA02873 / 9.1
This true-color simulated view of Jupiter is composed of 4 images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 7, 2000.

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona  
Planetary Facts: Jupiter

Equatorial radius (km): 71492

Mass (relative to Earth): 317.7

Density (g/cm3): 1.33

Surface gravity: 2.36
(relative to Earth)

Rotation period: 9.93 hours

Axial inclination: 3.1°

Distance from Sun (AU): 5.20

Orbital period: 11.86 years

Orbital eccentricity: 0.048

Composition of surface: gassy

Mean cloud-top temperature: -150°C

Composition of atmosphere: hydrogen (90%), helium (10%), methane (0.3%), ammonia (0.03%)

Number of satellites: 16		 This true-color simulated view of Jupiter is composed of 4 images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 7, 2000. to illustrate what Jupiter would have looked like if the cameras had a field-of-view large enough to capture the entire planet, the cylindrical map was projected onto a globe. The resolution is about 144 km per pixel. Jupiter's moon Europa is casting the shadow on the planet.  
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