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Questions from a kid

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Does Jupiter have anything orbiting it?

Where does the name Jupiter come from? 50.106.91.66 (talk) 17:45, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Reference desk is the best place to ask. this article goes into more detail about moons. The name Jupiter comes from this Roman god. Geardona (talk to me?) 14:30, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's in the first section of the article, titled "Name and symbol". 750h+ 09:44, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing sentence

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The Introduction contains this sentence;

"It is a gas giant with a mass more than 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one-thousandth the mass of the Sun, and is about ten times larger than Earth and smaller than the Sun."

The problem is the word larger: Is this still referring to mass, or is it now discussing diameter (or something else) ?

Also: In any case, I suggest turning the part after the comma into a separate and clearer sentence.

I hope someone knowledgeable about this subject can make this clearer and easier to read. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:f181:9410:1871:b434:d7c2:c754 (talk • contribs)

I think I made it a bit clearer. Remsense ‥ 论 21:50, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Description box states Jupiter is 0.0001 Msun, should be .001

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Mjup is about 2e27 kg, Msun is about 2e30 kg, not 2e31. Therefore ratio is .001. 208.184.105.253 (talk) 16:01, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Ruslik_Zero 20:32, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unclear terminology

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Within Physical Characteristics and Composition, there is this sentence:

"The atmosphere also contains trace amounts of methane, water vapour, ammonia, and silicon-based compounds, as well as fractional amounts of carbon, ethane, hydrogen sulfide, neon, oxygen, phosphine, and sulfur.

Does anyone know what this sentence is referring to when it says trace amounts versus fractional amounts? Based upon information in the article for the Atmosphere of Jupiter, I can't really determine whether these categories refer to actual differences or are just arbitrary. Rogu Roguu (talk) 05:06, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems this was introduced in this copyedit by @Praemonitus who intended it to be a perfect synonym for the sake of variation. I've double-checked and see no reason not to just merge the two lists together, so I'll go ahead and do so. Remsense ‥ 论 07:59, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jupiter image

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True color simulated view of Jupiter, which is not based on a single image

With the multiple photos of Jupiter we have in Commons, surely there would be a larger file that's also in true colour. Would anyone care to put in the effort for finding one since the current image's technical quality is bothering the hell out of me. ZZZ'S 14:58, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The current image quality looks good to me, and it satisfies the image criteria for planetary objects. Cf. MOS:ASTRO: "Show the article object as viewed in natural light, without enhancements of specific spectral bands or frequency shifting". Praemonitus (talk) 18:15, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think a fuzzy image with a 579 × 549 resolution and a file size of 91 KB is "good" quality. ZZZ'S 18:21, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If the current resolution is greater than the actual displayed image size, why would increasing the resolution matter? Praemonitus (talk) 05:21, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It prevents upscaling because upscaling a PNG/JPG decreases the image quality. ZZZ'S 17:43, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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