Jupiter's Travels

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Jupiter is a gas giant, being primarily composed of gas and liquid rather than solid matter. It is the largest planet in the Solar System, with a diameter of 142,984km (88,846mi) at its equator, giving it a volume 1,321 times that of the Earth. [2] [38] Its average density, 1.326g/cm 3, [d] is lower than those of the four terrestrial planets. [40] [41] Composition

A tightly clustered group of prograde-orbiting moons with orbits around 11,000,000–12,000,000km from Jupiter. [207]Having fallen out of love with journalism, Ted moved to France and began restoring a ruined 13th-century gatehouse in the South of France while writing freelance celebrity stories for newspapers when actors filmed on the continent. However, it was while watching television on a visit to England that the idea of travelling around the world first came to him. I rode single cylinder BMW Funduro 650 from Germany to the Greek Islands. I’ve had the bike since 1999 and it’s stored in Duisburg in the Ruhr Valley by a friend. Why the Greek islands? I wanted to see what it’s like to sit by the ocean, eat fish and simply, be in Greece. But more than that I wanted to see where it all began. Hofstadter, Mark (2011), "The Atmospheres of the Ice Giants, Uranus and Neptune" (PDF), White Paper for the Planetary Science Decadal Survey, US National Research Council, pp.1–2, archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2023 , retrieved January 18, 2015 Jupiter's rotation is the fastest of all the Solar System's planets, completing a rotation on its axis in slightly less than ten hours; this creates an equatorial bulge easily seen through an amateur telescope. Because Jupiter is not a solid body, its upper atmosphere undergoes differential rotation. The rotation of Jupiter's polar atmosphere is about 5minutes longer than that of the equatorial atmosphere. [133] The planet is an oblate spheroid, meaning that the diameter across its equator is longer than the diameter measured between its poles. [84] On Jupiter, the equatorial diameter is 9,276km (5,764mi) longer than the polar diameter. [2] Gautier, D.; Conrath, B.; Flasar, M.; Hanel, R.; Kunde, V.; Chedin, A.; Scott, N. (1981). "The helium abundance of Jupiter from Voyager". Journal of Geophysical Research. 86 (A10): 8713–8720. Bibcode: 1981JGR....86.8713G. doi: 10.1029/JA086iA10p08713. hdl: 2060/19810016480. S2CID 122314894.

Main article: Atmosphere of Jupiter Timelapse of Jupiter's cloud system moving over the course of one month (photographed during Voyager 1 flyby in 1979) These shots have been languishing in dark corners for four decades, never expecting to see the light of day. What a waste that would have been. There are some simply stunning pictures that any highly trained photographer would be proud of. I think my favourite is of the Turkana women in Kenya. When you hunt out a copy, you’ll see what I mean. However, this is just the visual side of things, what about the words to go with the images? I asked him what he was going to do with the money he earns from the books. His pension plan? “Not likely!” He replied, and so the other reason for the twinkle in his eyes came to light. The next project he has in hand is The Ted Simon Foundation. When I asked him to explain what it’s all about he pointedly replied, “It’s a way of saving journalism from journalists.” I strongly suspect Ted Simon, who’s now in his late eighties, is too much of a gentleman to brag about his achievements, so I shall do it for him. Forty years after Jupiter’s Travels was first published, it has been read by millions. It remains one of the most important and influential books ever written about motorcycle travel, inspiring generations to go forth and explore.a b c d Mallama, A.; Hilton, J. L. (2018). "Computing Apparent Planetary Magnitudes for The Astronomical Almanac". Astronomy and Computing. 25: 10–24. arXiv: 1808.01973. Bibcode: 2018A&C....25...10M. doi: 10.1016/j.ascom.2018.08.002. S2CID 69912809.