Note that Jupiter rotates once on its axis in 9 hours 55 minutes 30 seconds. That is so rapid that the gas giant is visibly oblate: flattened, at the poles, bulging at the equator.
Diameter: polar: 134,240 km (92,625 miles); equatorial: 142,800 km (98,532 miles).
When APOD again features Saturn, I'll give the stats for the most flattened planet in the Solar System.
To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
2 posted on
03/13/2003 3:48:00 AM PST by
petuniasevan
(cogito, ergo spud: I think, therefore I yam...)
To: petuniasevan
The Jovian system is endlessly facinating!
3 posted on
03/13/2003 4:43:43 AM PST by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
To: petuniasevan
Excellent, just excellent!
5 posted on
03/13/2003 7:41:01 AM PST by
Joan912
(couldn't think of a witty line...)
To: petuniasevan
Great images of Jupiter. A unique planet indeed.......
To: petuniasevan
That is a different view for sure. Interesting how the Red Spot stands out.
7 posted on
03/13/2003 9:29:06 AM PST by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
