Jupiter was named by the ancient sage Sima Qian according to the cyan color of its appearance, and because of this name, the outside world is also full of curiosity about why it is so wild: "How terrible is Jupiter?"
In the last century, when humans successfully landed on the moon, the crew module was exceptionally small in exploring Jupiter.
So is it really what Sima Qian said, only looking up at a place where visibility is low, and it is impossible for humans to reach?
In fact, Sima Qian is not wrong, but after thousands of years, human beings have unveiled this veil step by step, and it is the real horror of the planet Jupiter that makes people dare not "ask lightly".
1. The appearance of Jupiter.
1. Why cyan?
It can be seen that the Jupiter we can see is indeed cyan, so how did Jupiter's cyan color form?
According to the composition of the material under Jupiter's atmosphere, it is mainly composed of hydrogen (10%) and helium (90%), and the color of helium is precisely light green.
This cyan color is produced precisely due to the mixing of hydrogen and helium with each other in the gas stream.
2. Great Red Spot, a giant storm.
Speaking of Jupiter, we have to talk about the iconic big red spot on its body.
I have to say that Jupiter is really another terrifyingly huge star, and its big red spot storm really goes wherever you go, and the next second it explodes.
At the same time, Jupiter is also the only planet with a great red spot, which is also "synonymous" with Jupiter.
The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on Jupiter, a cyclone that is more than twice the diameter of Earth, and it has remained there for almost hundreds of years.
If it were placed on Earth, I think everything could be blown away.
2. Jupiter devours a large amount of the Earth.
1. Huge volume.
The Sun, the king of flames in the universe, also had to give way to Jupiter, a more powerful planet.
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is just over half the size of the Sun.
Compared to other planets, Jupiter is also very large, almost a thousand times the size of its supposed brother, Earth.
Jupiter alone is the size of 1,321 Earths.
Look at the mass of Jupiter, which is 318 times the mass of the Earth, while the Sun is only 318 times the mass of Jupiter.
2. Numerous satellites.
In the solar system, there are many planets that give them vitality and can give them unique properties: these small planets: moons.
Jupiter, on the other hand, has one of the largest number of moons, with 79 confirmed moons and more than 600 other moons that have not yet been confirmed.
It can be said that Jupiter itself is having fun in the system, which makes it called "the little solar system in the solar system".
Jupiter's four moons: Galileo, the largest of the Galilean constellation, Europa, the smallest natural satellite, Gannemet, and the brightest Galileo.
3. How likely is Jupiter to become the Sun?
Jupiter's energy is so powerful, is it possible for it to become a second sun?
Yes, Jupiter has a lot of energy, but I don't think it's likely that it will become a second sun.
For Jupiter to become the second Sun, its mass would have to increase by at least 80 times.
Only when the mass reaches 80 times can Jupiter undergo a nuclear reaction to become a red dwarf, and at the same time, Jupiter's mass is not even high enough to burn up.
Jupiter's dark matter core, then, is even more hopeless for a nuclear reaction, and its gravitational pull tightly binds the gas layer, making it impossible for Jupiter's gas layer to burn hydrogen like a smaller planet.
So, Jupiter's energy is only generated by the bump of these gases and heat, and at the same time, this is one of the reasons why Jupiter's energy is so powerful.
3. Jupiter's future energy potential.
Throughout the ages, human beings have been constantly exploring the unknown world, and Jupiter is also the unknown territory of human beings.
But there is a principle in the human exploration of Jupiter: exploration is allowed, but sleep is not allowed.
Therefore, human exploration of Jupiter is still limited.
At the same time, Jupiter also has unlimited energy.
So, how powerful is this energy source?
First of all, Jupiter is the main source of hydrogen, and it can be said that Jupiter is rich in hydrogen, which is a very important raw material for our future controlled nuclear fusion.
When a breakthrough in future controlled nuclear fusion technology is made, Jupiter will become an important supply station for mankind to explore the interstellar in the future.
In addition, there is an abundant energy source - helium-3.
It is these helium-3 feedstocks that enable the widespread application of controlled nuclear fusion technology.
So, how much energy can helium-3 provide?
It can meet the energy needs of the earth for about 1,000 years.
Fourth, the possibility of human exploration of Jupiter.
1. The power of Jupiter.
Jupiter is so huge that its huge gravitational pull makes it easy to swallow other planets and even stars into Jupiter's belly.
In addition, it has a huge magnetic field, which envelops the outer space of human exile, and eventually scatters its soul.
Therefore, mankind's exploration of Jupiter still has countless problems and impossibilities.
However, with the rapid development of science and technology, human beings also have the confidence to successfully land on the moon last time, so human exploration of Jupiter is proceeding in an orderly manner.
2. The life of Europa.
There is still a lot of life in space that we don't know, and there is still the possibility of life on the ice on Europa.
It may have an ocean on top of its ice, and it may also have a thick ocean in the ice underground, and such an ocean has the origin of life.
In such a harsh environment, life can still survive well in such deep strata, and there will be some ice cracks on the surface, bursting out some water columns.
In these icicles, there is life.
3. Immigrant Jupiter?
Jupiter is not as warm as one might think, with frighteningly low temperatures and an electromagnetic phenomenon of up to 157 degrees Celsius.
If in this case, humans can immigrate to Jupiter, then human civilization is really too powerful.
But humanity can occupy its moons: Europa, Callisto.
Europa's crust is thick with ice, and there is a "warm" sea underneath that could be inhabited by humans.
In addition, there is Callisto, which also has a moon called Oda.
To say that this satellite is also a treasure trove.
There may be ice on the surface of Oda, but there is also an underground ocean, which is also a place where life can exist.
epilogue
Jupiter, as a giant planet in the solar system, has an important impact on the future formation and development of the solar system.
At the same time, Jupiter also has a huge gravitational pull that may have an impact on the orbits of other planets.
For the development of Jupiter's future energy sources, we can better develop new energy technologies, so as to promote the pace of human space exploration.