Jupiter: The Giant of Our Solar System

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Exercises

Learning Objectives

	Specify the ways in which Jupiter differs from the terrestrial planets in its physical and orbital properties.
	Discuss the processes responsible for the appearance of Jupiter’s atmosphere.
	Describe Jupiter’s internal structure and composition, and explain how their properties are inferred from external measurements.
	Summarize the characteristics of Jupiter’s magnetosphere.
	Discuss the orbital properties of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, and describe the appearance and physical properties of each moon.
	Explain how tidal forces can produce enormous internal stresses in a jovian moon, and discuss some effects of those stresses.