Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two-and-a-half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
Radius: 69,911 km Mass: 1.898 × 10^27 kg (317.8 M⊕) Gravity: 24.79 m/s² Age: 4.503 billion years Moons: Europa, Ganymede, Io, Callisto, Valetudo, Amalthea, Did you know: A day at its equator is around 9 hours 50 minutes long while that at its poles is 9 hours and 56 minutes long.
Jupiter
The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is huge and is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s a mostly gaseous world, mostly hydrogen and helium. Its swirling clouds are colorful due to different types of trace gases. A big feature is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm which has raged for hundreds of years. Jupiter has a strong magnetic field, and with dozens of moons, it looks a bit like a miniature solar system.
Discovery: Known to the ancients and visible to the naked eye Named for: Ruler of the Roman gods Diameter: 86,881 miles (139,822 km) Orbit: 11.9 Earth years Day: 9.8 Earth hours Related: More Jupiter Facts Jupiter Pictures NASA Solar System Exploration: Jupiter
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