Jupiter explained: the giant planet

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim under review: Jupiter is a world of extremes. This comes from a NASA reference page first published on October fifth, two thousand seventeen.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm opening with Mildly Bonkers, because I believe in starting gently.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's the largest planet, and a thousand Earths could fit inside it if it were a hollow shell.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA thousand Earths.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, Pretty Bonkers.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut its Great Red Spot is a storm bigger than Earth that has raged for hundreds of years, and its day lasts only nine point nine hours.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe biggest planet in the solar system has the shortest day. It is the most overbooked planet there is.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNASA also says life on Jupiter itself is unlikely, but its moon Europa may have an ocean under the ice.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo Europa could be teeming with life while Jupiter itself remains barren. Talk about unequal distribution.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: every fact checks out, which makes it Full Bonkers. The meter itself is Mildly Bonkers, because it stops at Full.