Get to know the Jovian Planet and its Members

KOMPAS.com – Planet Jovian may still be foreign to the ear. It’s not a planet in the solar system, but a group of planets.

according to University of Colorado di Boulder, The Jovian planet is essentially a large ball of gas, each surrounded by many moons and rings.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune collectively form a group known as the Jovian Planets.

Quoted from the page Universe Today, July 6, 2016, the term Jovian comes from Jupiter, the largest outer planet and the first planet to be observed using a telescope (by Galileo Galilei in 1610).

Jupiter or Jove is the name of a Roman god. Jovian means anything related to Jupiter. Jovian can also be interpreted as a planet similar to Jupiter.

Even so, not all Jovian Planets are like Jupiter. Reported Space, March 10, 2022, Uranus and Neptune are very different.

The label Jovian Planet is also used to describe Jupiter-mass exoplanets found outside the solar system, according to Swinburne University of Technology.

Also read: 5 Surprising Facts about the Planets in the Solar System

What do all the Jovian Planets have in common?

All planet Jovian is a gas giant, consisting of hydrogen and helium gases with varying degrees of heavier elements.

The term gas giant was first used in science fiction in 1952 by writer James Blish. It is used to refer to a large planet.

At the time of Blish’s writing, no planets have been discovered outside the solar system, nor have any spacecraft taken off from Earth.

In addition to having a large lunar system, each of these planets also has its own ring system.

In addition, these gas giants are equally less “surface” than the terrestrial planets.

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