what is the highest mountain on jupiter?

Question

im doing this for a science project and could anyone please tell me the highest mountains name and hight

Answer 1

Jupiter is the largest of the gas giant (outer) local planets.
As large as it is, the solild ground or rocky ("yo adrian") core of the planet is only a tiny fraction of it's overall size
and mass.

IMO, The atomsperhic pressure (higher than the deepest part of earths oceans many times over) and wind
velocites (Supersonic speeds at higher atlitudes) at the surface of Jupiter would not be very condusive to the maintenance of significantly tall mountians. I am not aware of any surveys.

At the sametime as there's so very much pressure on it's core, there might very well besomething going on that might resemble transient volcanic activity.

Overall though, Jupiters mass, per volume is lower than earth's, as is also the case for Saturn, wich is said would
"float" like a wood log if dropped into an ocean of H2o, big enough.

If it is indeed Jupiter that you really meant to discuss.

Mars is much more famous for some interesting geological
features, including high mountians, volcanos, spectacular canyons and plateau.

You might also want to take a look at some of jupiters
companion moons, for interesting geological features, also
Saturns. moons. You'll have plenty to choose from as either
has been described as a kind of "mini-solar system" in thier
own right.

Remember also that Jupiter is very big and gassy,
just like Yur-anus... ;-)

Good luck with your research.

LuvUall, Ba-bye.

Answer 2

This is going to be a very short science project.

No mountains have been identified on Jupiter and, due to the makeup of the planet, it is highly unlikely that the mechanisms to create mountains exist there. There is a possibility that hydrogen exists in a solid state towards the core of Jupiter but plate tectonics and vulcanism, which form mountains, are not likely to be present.

One of Jupiter's moons, Io, is famous for it's mountainous volcanoes.

Answer 3

In general... From your studies you'll know that air pressure decreases with altitude which means there's less atoms and molecules in the air at high altitude (the reason it becomes harder to breath when a person climbs high mountains) and therefore the heat generated by the atoms and molecules is dispersed further - leading to cooling. The actual rate is 0.65 degrees Celsius per 100 metres (3 and a half degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet). A detailed answer would be complicated because it involves, amongst other things, moist and dry adiabatic lapse rates, latent heats of evapouration and environmental lapse rates. You could look these terms up for a more detailed answer.

Answer 4

There are no mountains on Jupiter. Jupiter is a gas giant planet and as such does not even have a solid surface on which mountains could exist. It is made up mostly of hydrogen, with a little helium and other trace elements.

Answer 5

Jupiter is a gas giant; to the best of our knowledge it has no actual surface, so there are no mountains. Although there is speculation that there might be a solid core, the presence of such has never been detected.

Answer 6

Jupiter is mostly gas, possibly it has a small solid core but possibly not, that us unknown and indeterminable with current technology. Thus there are no known mountains on Jupiter and its likely it has no mountains.

Answer 7

Can't find any info on what mountains are called (if they have been named). Can only find out that the mountains are several miles high and layered material that forms plateaus.
For more info on Jupiter try the second link below.

Answer 8

Jupiter is a gas giant no solid mass so no Mountains

Answer 9

Jupiter is a gas giant. There are no mountains.

Answer 10

Jupiter has no mountains. It's basically a sphere of gas.