Pratical Exercise

Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

• Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Solar System.

• Jupiter has got only four moons.

• The Galilean Moons are: Io, Callisto and Europa.

• Jupiter's atmosphere consists mostly of hydrogen (82%), helium (17%) and about 1% of other heavier elements.

Answer the following questions:

• Who started Jupiter's exploration ?

• What was the first spacecraft which went to Jupiter?

• What does Galileo Galilei observed?

• In the roman mythology, who was Jupiter?

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