What’s on the Jupiter poster
A definition and 5 facts worth remembering.
The largest planet by far — a gas giant with no solid surface, and more mass than all the other planets combined.
- Every other planet would fit inside it with room to spare.
- The Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth.
- It spins fastest of all — one day takes only 10 hours.
- Galileo saw its four biggest moons in 1610.
- Its gravity shields the inner planets from many comets.
- Order — 5th
- Day — 10 hours
- Year — 12 Earth years
- Moons — 95
- The brightest steady point in the night sky for much of the year.
A "day" is one spin. A "year" is one trip round the Sun. On Jupiter they are nothing like ours.
Questions about the Jupiter poster
- What’s on the Jupiter poster?
- A definition and 5 facts worth remembering. The largest planet by far — a gas giant with no solid surface, and more mass than all the other planets combined. Every other planet would fit inside it with room to spare.; The Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth.; It spins fastest of all — one day takes only 10 hours.; Galileo saw its four biggest moons in 1610.; Its gravity shields the inner planets from many comets.; Order — 5th; Day — 10 hours; Year — 12 Earth years; Moons — 95; The brightest steady point in the night sky for much of the year.. A "day" is one spin. A "year" is one trip round the Sun. On Jupiter they are nothing like ours.
- Who is the Jupiter poster for?
- Jupiter is filed under 4th Grade (ages 9–10), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting science, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
- When should you use the Jupiter poster?
- The brightest steady point in the night sky for much of the year. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Jupiter belongs on the wall where that science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Jupiter?
- Earth, Mars and Mercury sit alongside Jupiter in the 4th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.EarthMarsMercury
- Is the Jupiter poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Jupiter downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 4th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Jupiter poster print at?
- Jupiter is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Jupiter loses nothing.Printing guide
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