Joivian Planets (“gas giants”) Internal structure Rock/ice cores, of 10 earth masses, covered by hydrogen + helium (different amounts of H +he determines mass of planets) “ices” = water (h20), ammonia (NH3), methane (CH4) internal Jupiter Largest planet in the solar system (1/1000th mass of the sun, 300x mass of the earth) Visted by the Voyagers 1+2 (1979), Cassini (2000, en route to Saturn), New Horizons (2007, en route to Pluto), Galileo (1995-2003) Jupiter’s Red Spot Giant Hurricane, at least…
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