Jupiter

Jupiter
Costs
Initial Cost	Stardust 2.59e11
Initial production	Stardust 9.64e11
Time of production	1990 s (33:10)
Universe info
Bubble Universe	Beyond
Previous	Vesta
Next	Io
Traits
Speed	Great Red Spot
Payout	Gravitational Powerhouse

Jupiter is the 10th Celestial Body and the 1st Gaseous Planet obtained in The Beyond Bubble Universe, which can generate Stardust. (Unlocked at Rank 4, branching off of Asteroid Belt)

In-Game Description

"Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It is made of hydrogen and helium gas and has no solid surface. Constant storms in Jupiter's atmosphere create stripes and bands of swirling color."

Traits

Common

• Great Red Spot (Speed):

"The Great Red Spot is a constant high-pressure storm in Jupiter’s turbulent, gaseous atmosphere. It appears as a large red or orange circle on Jupiter’s surface. The storm is so large that you could fit three planet Earths into it."

• Gravitational Powerhouse (Payout):

"Jupiter’s mass prevents objects in the Asteroid Belt from coalescing into a single planet. The gas giant's gravity disrupts the orbits of objects in the belt, making them collide with each other."

Rare

• Failed Stars (Payout):

"Gas giants are planets made of hydrogen and helium, the same basic elements as a star. Unlike stars, they never experienced the conditions necessary to trigger nuclear fusion. Instead, they exist as layers of hydrogen around a molten core."

Epic

• Speed of Light (Speed):

"The speed of light is the rate at which light and all massless particles travel through a vacuum. While it can seem instantaneous from up close, over long distances this speed limit becomes very noticeable. The theory of relativity relates to the speed of light."

• Cosmic Gravity (Payout):

"Gravity is one of the fundamental forces and key to understanding how the universe works. Using Newton’s principles, astronomers can explain how stars and planets form, predict their mass and motion, and infer the existence of dark matter."

• Goldilocks Zone (Discount):

"The Goldilocks Zone, also called the Habitable Zone, is the region around a star with conditions necessary for a planet that can sustain life. Planets like Earth, with surface water and breathable atmospheres, might be found in these zones in other systems."

Constellations

• Scorpio (1.5x Speed):

"One of the brightest constellations in the sky, Scorpio represents a scorpion. It includes the red star Antares, sometimes called the “heart of the scorpion” because of its placement and color."

• Taurus (2x Speed):

"Taurus, the bull, marked the location of the Sun during the spring equinox in Bronze Age Europe. Taurus contains two important clusters of stars, the Pleiades and the Hyades."

Satellites

Jupiter has a total of 95 natural satellites. Of these 95, four are present in the game. These include the Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Additionally, Jupiter also has a ring system. The ring system is not present in the game.

Achievements

• The Jovial Jovian (Rank 5):

"In the 1910s, English composer Gustav Holst wrote his well-known suite “The Planets.” Each piece in the series represents a different celestial body. “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” is the most famous and popular of these melodies."

• Oh, Hi Honey... (Rank 8):

"One of the probes that humans have sent to study Jupiter is called Juno. In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods, and Juno was his wife. Jupiter was often unfaithful, so Juno was sent to check up on him!"

Real Image and Symbol

A true-color image of Jupiter taken in 2014 by the Hubble Space Telescope

Jupiter's astronomical symbol descends from a Greek Zeta (Ζ/ζ) with a horizontal stroke, as an abbreviation for Zeus

An overview of Jupiter's ring system

An overview of Jupiter's irregular moons. Prograde orbits are colored blue, retrograde orbits are colored red

Sources

• Jupiter — Real image and symbol above taken