Does Jupiter give off heat?

Answer 1

Jupiter gives of relatively little heat.

Jupiter emits very little heat because its cloud laters are relatively cold (-145C) and its core is thought to be extremely hot (up to 24,000C).

Jupiter is not a failed star, despite what some people believe. For fusion reactions to begin, Jupiter's mass would need to increase by about 80 times.

Jupiter's moons are continuously heated by gravitational tidal effects; Io in particular is heated by tidal heating and has active volcanoes. Jupiter does indeed have a strong magnetic field and gravitational pull.

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Answer 2

Levi Acosta

Yes, Jupiter does emit more heat than it receives from the Sun due to its internal heat generated by gravitational compression.

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