Question

Astronomers claim to have a reasonable model for interior structure of Jupiter. What is the observational basis for this model? Does it make any predictions that have been put to observational tests? How is the interior structure of the Earth known (review Chapter 7 if necessary)? Do you think the interior structure of Jupiter is more or less well-tested than that of the interior structure of the Earth? Explain.

Answer 1

Jupiter is thought to consist of a dense core with a mixture of elements,a surrounding layer of liquid metallic hydrogen with some helium ,and an outer layer predominantly of molecular hydrogen.

In 1610 , Galileo turned his rudimentary telescope on Jupitr and realized that it had 4 large moons orbiting it: lo,Europa,ganymede,callisto.this was an imp.discoverey that , because it demonstrated that earth was not the centre of

Universe as proponents of geocentric ones believed.In 1995 Galileo sent probe plunging toward Jupiter making the first direct measurement of planets atmosphere and measuring the amount of water and the other chemical composition.