===> What is Jupiter's atmosphere made of?
Atmosphere
Surface Pressure: >>1000 bars Temperature at 1 bar: 165 K (-108 C) Temperature at 0.1 bar: 112 K (-161 C) Density at 1 bar: 0.16 kg/m3 Wind speeds Up to 150 m/s (<30 degrees latitude) Up to 40 m/s (>30 degrees latitude) Scale height: 27 km Mean molecular weight: 2.22 Atmospheric composition (by volume, uncertainty in parentheses) Major: Molecular hydrogen (H2) - 89.8% (2.0%); Helium (He) - 10.2% (2.0%) Minor (ppm): Methane (CH4) - 3000 (1000); Ammonia (NH3) - 260 (40); Hydrogen Deuteride (HD) - 28 (10); Ethane (C2H6) - 5.8 (1.5); Water (H2O) - 4 (varies with pressure) Aerosols: Ammonia ice, water ice, ammonia hydrosulfideMagnetosphere
Model GSFC-O6
Dipole field strength: 4.30 Gauss-Rj3
Dipole tilt to rotational axis: 9.4 degrees
Longitude of tilt: 200.1 degrees
Dipole offset: 0.119 Rj
Surface (1 Rj) field strength: 4.0 - 13.0 Gauss
Rj denotes Jovian model radius, defined here to be 71,398 km
Source: Planetary Sciences at the National Space Science Data Center
Jupiter
The atmosphere of Jupiter contains hydrogen, helium, methane, ammonia, ethane, acetylene, phosphine, water vapor, carbon monoxide.Source: WorldBook