I have to create an alien that can live on Jupiter for my science class any ideas?

Answer 1

Well, I agree with zabuhdar. The composition of the planet, its high mass/gravity, the really fast winds, the low temperature, and a lot of other factors make life of any kind on the planet Jupiter impossible.

Double check your assignment. There has been much more theorizing about life on the MOONS of Jupiter, since they are rockier, more reasonable gravities.

Also, there's the possibility that an alien life form (like us humans) could live on Jupiter, but it would be really tough because of the gravity (imagine being 318 times heavier than you are now), no solid or steady place to be, and the other factors listed above.

Answer 2

try a silicon based life form that can stand the heat of its interior.

Answer 3

What about some small metallic balloon that is held up by the strong magnetic field that Jupiter makes, it gets it balloon shell from the scarce metals in the air and feeds on little bacteria that produce their food from minerals in the air.

Answer 4

No.

Your Alien would have to be able to survive in Minus 160 Degree F. Temperatures and not require any oxygen because the planet's gases are mainly comprised of Hydrogen and Helium with just trace amounts of Ammonia and Methane. By the way, Jupiter is a Gas Giant...that means that the planet is one gigantic gas bubble with possibly a molten core of extremely hot gases and some metals.

So, as a result, there is no place that food or sustanance could be located because it "would be heavier than Hydrogen or Helium" and sink down into the molten core of the planet. Unless your alien creation was also made of Hydrogen or Helium, He/She/It would likewise sink down into the mass of the planet. In case you do not have a chemistry background, Hydrogen and Helium are the simplest of all elements and also the lightest. Early Blimps were filled with Hydrogen Gas and that was later replaced by Helium which is non explosive (inert).

Storms on Jupiter are extremely violent and last for years and years at a time. So, in general this would not be a really neat or swell place to visit or spend any amount of time.

So, you are now equipped to refute any classmates who draw fantastic pictures of hairy monsters living in giant castles on Jupiter. Sorry I could not dream up anything that would work, but there is simply nothing I can fantisize that would be lighter than "H" or "He" and could thus stay somewhere near the surface of the planet.

Answer 5

The food chain needs to start from "Axel dust", which are complex chemical dust motes created by sunlight on components of the atmosphere. It's a sort of nutrient, or fertilizer, that will feed small organisms (krill?) that feed the larger organisms.

Answer 6

The floating alien, suggested by many, is the best bet. A biological blimp so to speak. Beneath the clouds the pressure and temperature is so intense advanced chemicals are unlikely to exist. In the atmosphere there is a layer, however, where temperature and pressure would be kind of comfortable even to humans. We couldn´t breath there but a creature that has evolved to survive in, and out of, Jupiters atmospheric gasses wouldn´t mind. How exactly life could arise in the first place in such a forbidding environment I suggest you don´t try to explain...

Answer 7

Well try out clay or some silly putty stuff....i dun know...I'm not even sure if it's gonna work

Answer 8

since the gravity is so high i suggest a multi legged low to the ground creature who can breathe the poisonous atmosphere.

Answer 9

Well, since there's no surface, how about a creature that floats like a balloon, with a mouth that injests methane & a small "tail pipe" that the creature ignites (like an electric eel) to propel himself?

Answer 10

there's basically no surface, so you probably want something that can fly or swim, like a manta ray. It can also be huge since the planet is soooo big and it doesn't have to land, like a whale.