Explanation writing: Why is Jupiter SOO huge?

Why is Jupiter SOO huge?

Today I will be explaining the cause as to why Jupiter is as huge as it is as far as we know, as well as some additional facts sprinkled into the mix.

The main reason why Jupiter is so huge is because Jupiter was originally going to burn into a star, a star is basically, imagine an ordinary star you see in the night sky but, bigger, brighter, hotter, and in the center of the solar system. An example of a star would be the sun which gives us day, the sun is the main reason we can jump and fall back to Earth because something called gravity keeps us from floating away into space.

The reason why Jupiter was unable to transform into a lovely star like the sun is because Jupiter was unfortunately still way too small to start burning into one, because of the fact that Jupiter is unable to morph into a star people nickname Jupiter a “failed star” but some people believe that nickname makes no sense considering Jupiter would need to be 83-85 times the mass of itself to become a tiny star.

I feel like one other reason Jupiter couldn’t become even a tiny star is because of the fact that Jupiter is a gas giant, in fact, Jovian planets are failed stars since they are still composed of the same material like stars but lack the mass to develop into stars like it’s parent star. Jovian planets are the outer planets of the solar system, they are separated from the terrestrial planets with the help of the asteroid belt. They are primarily gas giants and have many moons, Jupiter has 64!

Another reason Jupiter could never start smouldering into a star like its parent is Jupiter’s usual temperature is -238° Fahrenheit which is unusually cold considering the sun is a big ball of flame, also Jupiter’s wind speeds are 432 km/h which may be the least threatening to Uranus and Neptune, but at the very least could make you feel like your in two category 4 tornadoes, just so you know, Uranus and Neptune are Jupiter’s neighbouring planets.

Jupiter could also have been prevented from becoming a star because of its current living conditions, by its living conditions I mean that, it's a Jovian planet and already has several moons orbiting around it plus, it’s behind the asteroid belt/the warmer region so it’s in the colder region which could be another factor contributing to Jupiter’s temperature and another reason why Jupiter isn’t a star.

And with that, that’s all the reasons why I personally think that Jupiter is as huge as it is today.

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