Jovian Planet

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Introduction1

Launch Pad Astronomy (Christian Ready, YouTube Channel)

Encyclopedia

Jovian planets, after Jupiter, are also called giant planets or gas giants. However, many astronomers apply the latter term only to Jupiter and Saturn, classifying Uranus and Neptune, which have different compositions, as ice giants. Both names are potentially misleading: all of the giant planets consist primarily of fluids above their critical points, where distinct gas and liquid phases do not exist. The principal components are hydrogen and helium in the case of Jupiter and Saturn, and water, ammonia and methane in the case of Uranus and Neptune. — Wikipedia

Jovian Planets (Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy, Wolfram Research)
Jovian Planet (COSMOS: The SAO Encyclopedia of Astronomy)

The Jovian Planets (Introduction to Astronomy, Wolfgang H. Berger, UC San Diego)
What are the Jovian Planets? (Matt Williams, Universe Today)

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Inspiration

Articles about Jovian Planets (Big Think)

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Innovation

Science

Gas giant planet is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. Gas giants are also called failed stars because they contain the same basic elements as a star. Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants. — Wikipedia

Ice giant planet is composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur. Uranus and Neptune are ice giants. — Wikipedia

Outer Planets (Lunar & Planetary Institute)

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Preservation

Library

Subject: Jovian Planets (WorldCat)

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Participation

Education

The Outer Planets (OER Commons)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

Community

Organization

International Astronomical Union (IAU)
The Planetary Society

News

Jovian Planets (JSTOR)
Gas Giant (Astronomy Magazine)
Jovian Planet (Phys.org)

Government

Document

Jovian Planet (USA.gov)

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Related

Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Knowledge Realm

Physical

“Fundamentals”
Law (Constant) Relativity
Force Gravity, Electromagnetism (Light, Color)
Matter (Microscope) Molecule, Atom (Periodic Table), Particle

“Space”
Universe (Astronomical Instrument)
Galaxy Milky Way, Andromeda
Planetary System Star, Brown Dwarf, Planet, Moon

Our Neighborhood
Solar System Sun
Terrestrial Planet Mercury, Venus, Earth (Moon), Mars
Asteroid Belt Ceres, Vesta
Jovian Planet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Trans-Neptunian Object
Kuiper Belt Pluto, Haumea, Makemake
Scattered Disc Eris, Sedna, Planet X
Oort Cloud Etc. Scholz’s Star
Small Body Comet, Centaur, Asteroid

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Notes

1.   The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.