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What Are They, and Where Are They?
The jovian planets are essentially big balls of gas, each surrounded by many moons and rings.
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Composition
Rotation
Moons and Rings
Why so different?
Atmospheres
Interiors
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Atmospheres
All 4 jovian planets have distinct atmospheres with cloud layers that govern the different types of gases that can condense.
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Sections:
Atmospheric Structure and Clouds
Jovian Planet Weather
Climate and Weather on Jupiter
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Interiors
The cores of all 4 jovian planets are made of some combination of rock, metal and hydrogen compounds. The difference between the jovian interiors remains in the layers that surround the core.
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Sections:
Planetary Size and Density
Interior Structure
Internal Heat
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Magnetospheres
All four jovian planets have surrounding magnetic fields that create magnetospheres in response to pressure from the solar wind.
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Sections:
Jupiter's Magnetosphere
Comparing Jovian Magnetospheres
The Io Torus
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