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Jupiter

OVERVIEW

Jupiter, the largest planet, is a 3.503 billion year old Gas giant that is the 5th planet from our Sun. Jupiter is more than five times the distance from the Sun than Earth is. (Wikipedia)

SIZE OF JUPITER

Jupiter's radius is almost 70,000 km. Jupiter itself can fit more than 1,300 Earths!

Jupiter can fit into the sun about 1000 times, compared to Earth's 330,000

(NASA)

ORBIT

Since Jupiter's rate of spin is extremely fast due to extreme size, days on Jupiter are 9 hours and 56 minutes, even though it takes 12 years to orbit the sun!

(NASA)

FUN FACT!

Despite being so far away, Jupiter is so big that it is the fifth brightest object in our solar system! It is one of only five planets visible to the naked eye. (NASA)

FUN FACT!

Jupiter has a giant red spot on it which was discovered 150 years ago and is a huge storm that can fit 3 Earths! (NASA)

FUN FACT!

There have been 95 moons discovered surrounding Jupiter and 4 sets of rings that are not visible! (NASA)

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Fun fact!

Jupiter is aptly named after the Roman King of the Gods, Jupiter, or in Greek Mythology, Zeus!

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