The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There's nothing to walk on, and no place to land a spaceship.

4 days ago · Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the Sun. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; only the Moon, Venus, and sometimes …

Apr 21, 2025 · Jupiter's signature stripes and swirls are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium. The dark orange stripes are …

Jupiter is surrounded by a faint system of planetary rings. The rings of Jupiter consist mainly of dust and have three main segments: an inner torus of particles known as the halo, a relatively …

Nov 8, 2024 · Jupiter is a giant gas planet and the largest planet in our solar system. But Jupiter has no surface. It’s made of gases that get increasingly dense as you head toward the center. …

Nov 8, 2024 · Jupiter, the massive planet that dominates our solar system, offers a mind-bending concept: it has no solid surface.

Oct 23, 2025 · Jupiter’s gap cut off gas flow into inner disk, reducing surface density and migration torques, allowing terrestrial embryos to stall at 0.5-1.5 AU where they underwent …

Average temperature: Approximately -110°C at an atmospheric pressure of 1 bar (an arbitrarily defined ‘surface’ for Jupiter where surface pressure matches that of sea level on Earth – this is …

Dec 10, 2009 · Jupiter is made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, with some other trace gases. There is no firm surface on Jupiter, so if you tried to stand on the planet, you sink down …

Unlike Earth, Jupiter does not have a hard, solid surface. It is just a big chunk of gases (and some other stuff) that is pulled together in the shape of a planet.