Jupiter

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	image=[[image:Jupiter.gif]]|		image=[[image:Jupiter.gif]]|
	discovered=Always known of by humanity.|		discovered=Always known of by humanity.|
-	naming=Named after the Roman War God|	+	naming=Named after the Roman Sky God|
-	size= 0.27 Earths|	+	size= 1,317 Earths|
	satellites='''Notable Satellites'''		satellites='''Notable Satellites'''
-	* Phobos	+	* [[Io]]
-	* Deimos	+	* [[Europa]]
-	* Eureka|	+	* [[Ganymede]]
-	}}[[Mars]] is the fourth planet from the [[Sol|Sun]], and is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Mars is also known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance when seen from Earth. Mars has two moons, '''Phobos''' and '''Deimos''', which are small and oddly shaped. These may be captured asteroids similar to '''Eureka''', a Mars Trojan asteroid. Mars can be seen from Earth with the naked eye.	+	* [[Callisto]]
		+	* [[Metis]]
		+	* [[Sinope]]|
		+	}}[[Jupiter]] is the fifth planet from the [[Sol|Sun]] and the largest planet within the [[Olympus Major System|solar system]]. It is two and a half times as massive as all of the other planets in our solar system combined. Jupiter, along with [[Saturn]], [[Uranus]], and [[Neptune]], is classified as a gas giant. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian planets—Jovian being the adjectival form of Jupiter
-	The red/orange appearance of Mars' surface is caused by iron oxide (rust). Mars has half the radius of the Earth and only one-tenth the mass, being less dense, but its surface area is only slightly less than the total area of Earth's dry land. While Mars is larger and more massive than Mercury, Mercury has slightly stronger gravity at the surface, due to its much higher density.	+	The planet Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with only a small proportion of helium; it may also have a rocky core of heavier elements. Because of its rapid rotation the planet is an oblate spheroid (it possesses a slight but noticeable bulge around the equator). The outer atmosphere is visibly segregated into several bands at different latitudes, resulting in turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. A prominent result is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm that is known to have existed since at least the seventeenth century. Surrounding the planet is a faint planetary ring system and a powerful magnetosphere. There are also at least 63 moons, including the four large moons called the Galilean moons that were first discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. The largest of these moons is bigger than the planet [[Mercury]].
	==History==		==History==
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-	====Early Colonization and the Martian Federation====	+	====ICS====
-	y	+	---
-	====Martian Confederation====	+	====Romefellar Reborn====
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-	''See the [[Martian Confederation]].''	+	==Moons==
		+	====Galilean moons====
-	====The Stripping of Mars====	+	---
-	AC 275, [[Project Elektra]]	+	====Amalthea group====
-	==Important Cities==	+	---
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-	====Hadak Ura====	+
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-	y	+
-	====Seven Jewels of Mars====	+	====Other Group====
-	''See the [[Seven Jewels of Mars]].''	+	---
	==Meaning of the Name==		==Meaning of the Name==
-	Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and either Jupiter or a magical flower. As the word Mars has no Indo-European derivation, it is most likely the Latinized form of the agricultural Etruscan god Maris. Initially the Roman god of fertility and vegetation and a protector of cattle, fields and boundaries, Mars later became associated with battle (perhaps as the growing Roman Empire found it necessary to expand in order to feed itself) and identified with the Greek god Ares. He was also a tutelary god of Rome, and as the legendary father of its founder, Romulus, it was believed that all Romans were descended of Mars.	+	The Romans named the planet after Jupiter, the principal God of Roman mythology, whose name is a reduction of ''Deus Pater'', meaning ''God father''.
	{{Galaxy}}{{Olympus Major System}}{{Jupiter System}}		{{Galaxy}}{{Olympus Major System}}{{Jupiter System}}
	[[Category:Planets]]		[[Category:Planets]]

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Jupiter (OMa-5)
Discovered:	Always known of by humanity.
Named After:	Named after the Roman Sky God
Relative Size:	1,317 Earths
Satellites:	Notable Satellites Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Metis Sinope

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the solar system. It is two and a half times as massive as all of the other planets in our solar system combined. Jupiter, along with Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, is classified as a gas giant. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian planets—Jovian being the adjectival form of Jupiter

The planet Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with only a small proportion of helium; it may also have a rocky core of heavier elements. Because of its rapid rotation the planet is an oblate spheroid (it possesses a slight but noticeable bulge around the equator). The outer atmosphere is visibly segregated into several bands at different latitudes, resulting in turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. A prominent result is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm that is known to have existed since at least the seventeenth century. Surrounding the planet is a faint planetary ring system and a powerful magnetosphere. There are also at least 63 moons, including the four large moons called the Galilean moons that were first discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. The largest of these moons is bigger than the planet Mercury.

Contents 1 History 1.1 ICS 1.2 Romefellar Reborn 2 Moons 2.1 Galilean moons 2.2 Amalthea group 2.3 Other Group 3 Meaning of the Name

History

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ICS

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Romefellar Reborn

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Moons

Galilean moons

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Amalthea group

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Other Group

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Meaning of the Name

The Romans named the planet after Jupiter, the principal God of Roman mythology, whose name is a reduction of Deus Pater, meaning God father.

GWN's Galaxy

Olympus Major System • Asgard System • Brahman System • Olympus Minor System • Ophanim System • Titan System • Sambation Nebula

Olympus Major System

Sol • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Earth's Moon • Earth's Colonies • Mars • Asteroid Belt • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • Pluto • Sedna

Jovian System

Galilean moons:Io • Europa • Ganymede • Callisto
Amalthea group:Metis • Adrastea • Amalthea • Thebe
Other Group:Jovian Irregular satellites