Samuel Chiltern answered
There is no way that a human could survive on Jupiter. Even with specialist equipment, and the best life-support we have available, I'm still fairly confident that a human wouldn't last long at all.
There are a number of reasons for this, which I'll describe below:
The Atmosphere of Jupiter is Toxic and Stormy
Jupiter's atmosphere is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium gas, which makes it quite similar to the Sun. However, despite being huge, Jupiter is still far too small to ever become a star.
Humans need oxygen to survive, and even though the atmosphere on Earth is mostly nitrogen, there is still enough oxygen for us to survive.
The few space probes that have made it to Jupiter have taken readings of winds on the planet reaching speeds of up to 600 kilometres an hour.
It is thought that the storms on Jupiter are driven by its own heat, rather than that of the Sun. The Great Red Spot is a giant storm that has been raging for at least 200 years.
The Temperatures on Jupiter are Extreme
At the very edges of Jupiter's atmosphere, the temperature is approximately -147 degrees Celsius.
Jupiter doesn't have a solid surface, but scientists believe that at the point where the gas in the atmosphere turns to liquid, the temperature could be somewhere in the region of 9,700 degrees Celsius.
The Atmospheric Pressure on Jupiter is Greater than Earth
You don't have to descend very far into Jupiter's atmosphere before the pressure is already 10 times what it is here on Earth. The pressure on the 'surface' would be far too great to allow humans to survive - and that's if they could survive the extreme temperatures in the first place!
There are a number of reasons for this, which I'll describe below:
The Atmosphere of Jupiter is Toxic and Stormy
Jupiter's atmosphere is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium gas, which makes it quite similar to the Sun. However, despite being huge, Jupiter is still far too small to ever become a star.
Humans need oxygen to survive, and even though the atmosphere on Earth is mostly nitrogen, there is still enough oxygen for us to survive.
The few space probes that have made it to Jupiter have taken readings of winds on the planet reaching speeds of up to 600 kilometres an hour.
It is thought that the storms on Jupiter are driven by its own heat, rather than that of the Sun. The Great Red Spot is a giant storm that has been raging for at least 200 years.
The Temperatures on Jupiter are Extreme
At the very edges of Jupiter's atmosphere, the temperature is approximately -147 degrees Celsius.
Jupiter doesn't have a solid surface, but scientists believe that at the point where the gas in the atmosphere turns to liquid, the temperature could be somewhere in the region of 9,700 degrees Celsius.
The Atmospheric Pressure on Jupiter is Greater than Earth
You don't have to descend very far into Jupiter's atmosphere before the pressure is already 10 times what it is here on Earth. The pressure on the 'surface' would be far too great to allow humans to survive - and that's if they could survive the extreme temperatures in the first place!
