Jupiter


Photo by Michael York

  • Diameter: 61.4 inches (1.52 m)
  • Location: 5.3 miles (8.5 km) from Sun
  • Construction: Metal structure, fiberglass cover
  • Constructed by: Caribou Tech Center (Caribou High School)
  • Painted by: Limestone High School
  • Moons:
    • Io (diameter 1.6 inches, 15+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 10.2 cm, 4.6 + meters from Jupiter axis)
    • Europa (diameter 1.3 inches, 24+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 3.3 cm, 7.32 + meters from Jupiter axis)
    • Ganymede (diameter 2.3 inches, 38+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 5.8 cm, 11.6 + meters from Jupiter axis)
    • Callisto (diameter 2.1 inches, 67+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 5.3 cm, 20.4 + meters from Jupiter axis)
  • Moons constructed by Central Aroostook High School (Dellas Adams, tentatively) Base constructed by David Tardie and his students, Loring Job Corps, Cement Mason Program