Rotation of Jupiter

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Active Learning Tutorials for Astronomy & Space Science 55 Rotation of Jupiter 25 1. Below are 12 images of Jupiter taken on different dates and different times. As precisely as you can, determine the number of hours and minutes Jupiter takes to spin once. Images from NASA/JPL Solar System Simulator, http:// http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/, Credit: NASA/JPL/CalTech July 6 @ 4am July 6 @ 5am July 6 @ 6am July 6 @ 7am July 6 @ 8am July 6 @ 9am July 6 @ 10am July 6 @ 11am July 6 @ 12pm July 6 @ 1pm July 6 @ 2pm July 6 @ 3pm 2. Explain how you came up with your rotational period. Provide enough detail so that someone else could use your strategy . 3. Find at least two other people/groups who came up with a rotation period (hours and minutes) and compare your answer with theirs. Alternate Answer #1: ____________ Alternate Answer #2: ____________

Field-Test Edition © CAPER 2019 56 The Figure at right shows Jupiter and the day to day changing positions of Jupiter’s moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. 4. Looking first at Calisto, how long does it take to orbit all the way around Jupiter once? Callisto’s orbital period: _____________ 5. Drawing a smooth line dot-to-dot for the positions for Ganymede, determine its orbital period. Ganymede’s orbital period: _____________ 6. Drawing a smooth line dot-to-dot for the positions for Europa, determine its orbital period. Europa’s orbital period: _____________ 7. Drawing a smooth line dot-to-dot for the positions for Io, determine its orbital period. Io’s orbital period: _____________ 8. Why are less than four moons visible on some days? I I I E June 1 I E C G C June 2 I E G C June 6 I E G June 4 I G C June 3 I G E C June 5 I E G C June 7 E G C June 8 I E G C June 9 E G C June 10 E G C June 11 I E G C June 12 I E G C June 13 I E G C

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