Question

What is the radius of jupiter?

Answer 1

Hint:The largest planet in our solar system. It is also the most likely oldest planet of our solar system. It is mostly composed of gas and liquid rather than solid matter. It has three rings, mostly composed of dust, namely halo, main ring and gossamer ring. It has 79 moons of which 4 of them are prominent. Radius refers to the measurement from center to one edge of a circle and is the half of diameter which is measurement from one edge to the opposite edge.

Complete answer:
The largest planet of the solar system gets its name after the King of Roman Gods, Jupiter. In Greek mythology, it is called Zeus and in Vedic culture of Indians, They named it as Brihaspati, meaning Guru.
It is named after the king of Gods in many cultures due to its massive size. Europa, Ganymede, lo, Callisto, are the major moons known as Galilean moons. The period of orbital rotation is 12 years.
The physical appearance is very large and fairly bright. It is visible to naked eye at night and during least-sunny and cloudy days. The atmosphere consists of Hydrogen and Helium with methane, water vapor, silicon and ammonia in trace amounts.
The size of Jupiter is 11 times that of earth and magnetic field 14 times stronger. The mass of Jupiter is 2.5 times of all planets together. The period of orbital rotation is 12 years. The diameter of the planet is 139820 Km and hence The radius is 69,911 Km. Radius is the measurement from the centre of the object to the edge of it, measured astronomically using various equipment for planets.

Note:
The fifth planet from the Sun is Jupiter and it is less than one-thousandth the mass of the sun. It was first discovered by the Babylonians and Germans called it Thor. The clouds of Jupiter are made up of ammonia sulphur mixture. It contains the Great Red Spot which is unique and is a raging storm for many years.