Ancient astronomers saw Jupiter as a "bright, wandering" star" and they most likely associated it with the mythology of the time. Ancient Romans named the planet after the Roman god, Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) and the astronomical symbol (see Figure 1) is a representation of the lightning bolt carried by Zeus (Crystal). ... Table 1 Physical Data of Jupiter Volume: 1.43 x 1015  km3 Equatorial Inclination to Orbit: 3.1 ° Density: 1.33 g/cm3 Angular Diameter: 29.8" " 50.1" Surface Area: 6.14 x 1010  km2 Average orbital speed: 13.07  km/s Mean Radius: 6.99 x 104  km Apparent Mag...

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"In Roman mythology, Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery" (Mercury 1). ... Unlike all of the other planets names that come from Greek/Roman mythology Earth is old English (Earth 1). ... "In roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture" (Saturn 1). ...

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It is believed to be the god of agriculture in Roman mythology and its Greek name is Cronos. ... Its day is much shorter than an Earth day since its period of rotation is around approximately ten and a half Earth hours, which is thirteen and a half hours less than Earth's day. ...

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