Jupiter Facts

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  1. 2. A main gas found on Jupiter besides helium.
  2. 5. The Galilean moon that has no core but is simply a big ball of ice with rocks and boulders scattered throughout. It's much like a comet. It also has one of the largest impact craters in our solar system.
  3. 7. The second smallest of the four Galilean moons, also the most colorful. It contains hot, active volcanoes filled with sulfur (that might make the moon smell like rotten eggs)
  4. 9. The name given to the giant storm on Jupiter (leave spaces between the three words)
  5. 10. Jupiter's biggest moon. This moon is larger than the planet Mercury. It's made of ice and rocks and is covered with craters
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  1. 1. A gas found on the planet Jupiter. It is also found in balloons that float.
  2. 3. The name given to a planet in the outer solar system because it is made of gases and is very large (leave a space between the two words)
  3. 4. The _______refer to Jupiter's four largest moons, discovered by Galileo (leave space between the two words)
  4. 6. The smallest Galilean moon, believed to be covered with a large, frozen ocean. It is the smoothest object in the entire solar system.
  5. 8. The word used when referring to Jupiter