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TRUE BO OK A, Larry Dane Brimner W! **r n v> __ No ^ Ion.: «..„,«. t. 0tthe Bo*.,- ^ofthlsitoWS tfMUbfWV, Digitized by the Internet Archive 2011 in http://www.archive.org/details/jupiterOObrim «i* Children's Press® A Division of Grolier Publishing New York London Hong Kong Sydney Danbury, Connecticut Subject Consultant Peter Goodwin Science Department Chairman Kent School, Kent, CT Reading Consultant Linda Cornwell Learning Resource Consultant Indiana Department of Education Author's dedication: For my friends at Naranca Elementary School in El Cajon, California. Visit Children's Press® on the OH BR Internet at: J http://publishing.grolier.com QB661 B65 1• 999 Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brimner, Larry Dane. Jupiter/ by L—arry Dane Brimner. p. cm. (A true book) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Describes the appearance, climate, moons, and exploration ofthe largest planet in the solar system. ISBN 0-51—6-21153-6 (lib. bdg.) 0-516-26495-8 (pbk.) I.Jupiter Juvenile literature. [I.Jupiter.] I. Title. II. Series. QB661.B65 1999 523.45—dc21 98-2951 CIP AC © 1999 by Larry Dane Brimner All rights reserved. Published simultaneously in Canada GROUER Printed in the United States ofAmerica U B L I S H I N G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 o n t e n t s The Giant Planet 6 The Fifth Planet 9 Jupiter's Clouds 12 Jupiter's Neighbors 21 Exploring Jupiter 30 Impact with a Comet 37 To Find Out More 44 Important Words 46 Index 47 Meet the Author 48 : v >/* Mar Sun T l JI Jupiter ••v;.-v. The System Solar Neptune nr he Giant Planet Of the nine planets that travel around the Sun, Jupiter stands out as the giant. 88,793 It is miles (143,000 kilometers) across, bigger than any other Do planet in the solar system. you think our Earth a big is place? Jupiter were a hollow If ball, more than 1,300 Earths could inside fit it!
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