the crazy planet Jupiter

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note(sorry I have not been updating it's so hard I am trying to learn python chess and others. school started and why did it have to be on February 7th  )

It's no secret that Jupiter is a massive planet. Its mass is 318 times more than earth's, which is amazing. But if Jupiter got any more massive, it would theoretically shrink in size. Additional mass would make the planet pull on itself, shrinking the planet. Scientists estimate its mass can be 4 times larger than today and its size would remain the same.

Jupiter can not turn into a star even though astronomers say Jupiter is a failed star. But why is that? Jupiter is rich in hydrogen and helium but does not have enough mass in its core to cause a fusion reaction. But if Jupiter did have more mass than the hydrogen, the atoms would bond together, creating energy in high temperatures and pressure to generate helium, which is an important component of a star. The helium can cause a star to glow and produce heat, but a star might form because of the powerful gravity on Jupiter. But it had to be 70 times its current mass, which if my calculations are correct, 1.330000000000000002e+27kg is the mass Jupiter needs to get to be a star. Maybe if you could squeeze a few Jupiters together maybe you could get a star. The one fact about Jupiter that shocked me was that it has a ring. But it is faint, unlike Saturn or Uranus.

The third thing is that Jupiter's gravitational pull is 14 times stronger than earth's, which means it would crush you if you try to walk on its surface. It also has 67 moons! Jupiter's magnetic field is strong, which means you do not need to worry about UV radiation. But we still should not send humans to Jupiter for a bunch of reasons.

Finally, you can see it with your naked eyes! Jupiter is the third brightest object in the solar system! For me, Jupiter is such an amazing planet. What do YOU think, readers?

(to me this one is too short I totally hate myself right now this what I feel right now➡😔🔫

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