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** ~Trip to Jupiter~ **   Have you ever wanted to travel to Jupiter? Jupiter is 588million kilometers from the Earth. Here on Jupiter, you will expierence a different kind of atmosphere. Its 90% hydrogen, 10% helium, and a small amount of methane and ammonia. There's so much to do there. With a diameter of 142,984km, you and your family will have a lot of space to visit! You won't get lost on Jupiter either. The ring system isn't complex at all, so you won't get confused.

There is one of the biggest amusement parks in the universe for you and the family. When you get here you can take a ride on one of the most amazing roller coasters ever. This roller coaster is called the Turbulent Storm because of the intense wind speeds on this planet. The winds will push you across the wide bands of latitude. This will be one of the greatest roller coasters you've ever been on. Another ride you could get on while here is the Moon Bounce. You can choose to bounce from four of Jupiter's moons. You can jump from Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. While bouncing from moon to moon, you might even see some of Jupiter's clouds. I wouldn't get to close to them though, the temperatures get as low as -143 degrees Celsius! There also is a ride called the Cyclone. This ride was created in favor of Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot. The Great Red Spot is a storm of Jupiter's surface that lasted 340 years! We really wish we could add a water park, but considering Jupiter is just a big ball of gas, we can't. The amusement park also has a gift shop to visit. You can buy souvenirs for people back home. One very popular souvenir is the symbol of Jupiter. It even comes with an explanation of what the symbol means. "Points the way to expansion and good fortune," is the meaning of the symbol.

Jupiter isn't just a giant amusement park, it also has many more interesting things to see. A museum all about the Greek god Zeus is located on Jupiter. In the museum you can learn about why Jupiter is named after Zeus. You also will find out why no one is quite sure who discovered Jupiter. The museum has information about Jupiter in prehistoric times. The museum explains how it's the fourth brightest object in the sky, and was known as the "wandering star".

Since Jupiter's axis is tilted 3.1 degrees, it doesn't experience seasons. So you won't have to worry about what type of clothes to bring, you'll just have to dress in layers. But, if you were to travel close to Jupiter's core, then you would want to wear very very short shorts!! It can get up to 24,000 degrees Celsius in there! I'd leave anything thats metal at home, because Jupiter's magnetic field is the strongest in the solar system! Jupiter takes 11.9 years to orbit, and the days are extremely short!! It rotates once every 10 hours. With all the great stuff to do on Jupiter, you can't expierence it all in just one day. It will take you 2 years and 96 days to get from Earth to Jupiter, so you better start packing! Hope to see you soon!!!

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