Jupiter

Jupiter
Type	Gas Giant
Mass	318.80 Earth Mass
Distance to Sun	5.20 AU
Orbital Period	11.83 years (142 minutes)
Surface Gravity [m/s2]	24.92
Surface Area	23,700,000,000
Number of Moons	79
Satellites in Orbit	Possible
Outpost	Not Possible
Moons
Metis
Amalthea
Thebe
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. It is a Gas Giant, which means that it is not possible to establish an outpost directly on the surface. Jupiter is the first of the outer planets and is named for the king of the Roman Gods. It is the largest of all the planets and Earth could fit inside of it more than 1,000 times. The "Great Red Spot" on Jupiter is a mass of hurricanes that are larger than planet Earth. Being made of gasses there is no solid surface to Jupiter. Jupiter has the most active volcanic activity in the Solar System.

Sending astronauts to the Jupiter system requires either a level 10 Bullet Mk I, or a higher lander type. The necessary level of Chemical Efficiency depends on the specific moon being targeted, with Lysithea being the smallest and cheapest.

Moons

Jupiter has 10 moons that can be scanned by satellites. Each scanned moon yields a 160 credit reward.

Name	Mass (Earth Mass)	Surface Gravity	Surface Area
Metis	0.00	0.01	8700
Amalthea	0.00	0.02	130000
Thebe	0.00	0.01	45000
Io	0.01	1.80	41900000
Europa	0.01	1.31	30900000
Ganymede	0.03	1.43	87000000
Callisto	0.02	1.24	73000000
Himalia	0.00	0.06	90792
Lysithea	0.00	0.00	4100
Elara	0.00	0.03	23200

Exploration Rewards

Scanning Jupiter with a satellite for the first time will reward the player with 500 credits.

The moons of Jupiter.