What is the composition and color of Jupiter's rings?

The planetary ring system around Jupiter is Jupiter's halo. It was first observed in 1979. We can't see Jupiter's rings with the naked eye, so we need instruments to observe them. Then let's use constellation knowledge to reveal what Jupiter's aura is made of. What color is Jupiter's ring?

What is Jupiter's halo made of?

Jupiter's aura consists of dust and many pebbles of different sizes. Because the albedo of the matter in these rings is very small, it is very dark. It is precisely because Jupiter's halo is thin and dark that it was not discovered until humans sent a planetary probe to visit. This is the third planetary ring found in the solar system after Saturn and Uranus.

What color is Jupiter's ring?

1, Jupiter's ring is yellow from the telescope.

2. Jupiter is the fifth planet in the solar system from the inside out, and it is also the largest and fastest rotating planet in the solar system. Its mass is one thousandth of that of the sun, but it is 2.5 times that of other planets in the solar system combined. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are all gas planets, so they are also called wooden planets.

20 12 On February 23rd, scientists discovered two new moons of Jupiter, bringing the total number of Jupiter's moons to 66.

Introduction to Jupiter

Jupiter is the most striking planet in the solar system. It is the oldest and largest of the nine planetary brothers. Its brightness is second only to Venus. In ancient China, it was called the "year-old star", which was used to date the years because it was known that its period of revolution was close to 12. The west calls Jupiter "Jupiter", the main god in Roman mythology. Equivalent to the king Zeus in Greek mythology.

The diameter of Jupiter is about 143000 km, which is 1 1.25 times the diameter of the earth, 13 16 times the volume of the earth and 2.5 times the mass of all other planets. The average density of Jupiter is quite low, only 1.33 g/cm3. The period of revolution of its orbit around the sun is about 12 years, and its rotation takes only about 10 hour. Because it rotates too fast, the star flattens, and its equatorial radius differs from the polar radius by as much as 5000 kilometers. Jupiter has no solid shell. It is a liquid planet composed of liquid hydrogen.

Jupiter's interior is a solid core composed of iron and silicon, called Jupiter's core, and the temperature is as high as 30000℃. The outer part of Jupiter's core is mostly hydrogen, and the molecular layer of liquid hydrogen is laminated with liquid metal, which is called Jupiter's mantle. Outside Jupiter's mantle is Jupiter's atmosphere with a thickness of 1000 km. It is almost entirely composed of hydrogen and helium, with only a small amount of methane, ammonia and water vapor. Methane in Jupiter's atmosphere can absorb ultraviolet rays. There are also very strong and frequent lightning phenomena in Jupiter's atmosphere, with an average of about 250 times a year. Jupiter has a dense atmosphere with a series of alternating light and dark clouds parallel to the equator. The bright ones are called bands and the dark ones are called stripes. One of the most striking is the Great Red Spot in Jupiter's southern tropics, which is egg-shaped, 20,000 kilometers long and 1 1 1,000 kilometers wide.

The magnetic field intensity on the surface of Jupiter is about 10 times that of the earth, and the direction is just opposite to the earth. Jupiter has the aurora phenomenon, which is the second celestial body besides the earth to discover the aurora phenomenon.

1 On March 4, 979, when the space probe navigator1flew near Jupiter, it was found that Jupiter had a ring similar to Saturn, which was 6500 kilometers wide and 30 kilometers thick, and was composed of many black stones. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system with the largest number of satellites except Uranus and Saturn. Up to now, 65,438+06 satellites have been discovered, and the four brightest satellites were identified by Galileo for the first time with a telescope, so they are called Galileo satellites. In fact, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, China's Gander and Shi Shen had already discovered one of them, calling it Alliance.

In a word, Jupiter has great charm and will fascinate more and more people.