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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It is a huge gas giant and is surrounded by 62 moons this has brought many to dub it as a miniature solar system. On its surface there are huge storms the most prominent its huge red eye. Jupiter is regarded as the solar systems vacuum cleaner due to its massive gravitational pull. Some scientists believe we owe our very existence to the gas giant as it has cleared out a path for the inner planets to exist, destroying harmful solar missiles before they reach us. Jupiters Moons ! |
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| Ganymede The largest moon in the solar system, and the most heavily cratered. |
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| Io Is covered in active volcanos, over 100. This moon draws its energy from the huge gravitational pull of Jupiter as it orbits it is constantly pulled in by the gas giant, this movement creates enough energy for Io to shoot out magma 200 miles into space. |
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| Europa The ice queen, its surface is made entirely of ice. Its cracked surface pattern has led scientists to believe that tidal forces could be responsible below the ice crust. The existence of liquid water could mean that primitive life could exist beneath the surface of Europa. |
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