the planet jupiter has nine moons
1Jupiter — /jooh pi teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Cf. Zeus. 2. Astron. the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 mi. (142,796 km), a mean …
2Jupiter's moons in fiction — Jupiter s extensive system of natural satellites ndash; in particular the four large Galilean moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) ndash; has been a common science fiction setting. Satellite system Some references in fiction focus on more… …
3Moons of Saturn — Artist s concepts of the Saturnian ring–moon system Saturn, its rings and major icy moons from Mimas to Rhea …
4Moons of Uranus — Uranus and its six largest moons compared at their proper relative sizes and relative positions. From left to right: Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon Uranus, the seventh planet of the Solar System, has 27 known moons …
5Planet killer — In science fiction, a planet killer (or some variation on that meaning) is a object capable of destroying an entire planet or render it uninhabitable. [ [http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/Planet Killers.html stardestroyer.net: Planet… …
6Exploration of Jupiter — Jupiter as seen by the space probe Cassini. This is the most detailed global color portrait of Jupiter ever assembled …
7The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System — infobox Book name = The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System orig title = translator = author = Joanna Cole illustrator = Bruce Degan country = United States language = English series = The Magic School Bus classification = Fiction genre =… …
8Dwarf planet — Not to be confused with Minor planet. Ceres as seen with the Hubble Space Telescope. It is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt …
9IAU definition of planet — This article is about the formal definition established in 2006. For prior usage, see Definition of planet. The definition of planet set in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) states that, in the Solar System, a planet is a… …
10Rogue planet — This article is about a type of astronomical object. For other uses, see Rogue planet (disambiguation). Artist s conception of a Jupiter size rogue planet. A rogue planet (also known as an interstellar planet, or orphan planet) is a planetary… …
