Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in our solar system.

Jupiter is a gas giant with a mass more than twice that of all the other planets combined. Its atmosphere features the Great Red Spot — a massive storm raging for centuries.

Jupiter facts

• Diameter: 139,820 km
• Mass: 1.90 × 10²⁷ kg
• Moons: 95 (including Ganymede, the largest)
• Orbit distance: 778.5 million km
• Orbit period: 11.86 Earth years
• Surface temperature: −145°C (cloud tops)
• First record: 7th or 8th century BC
• Recorded by: Babylonian astronomers

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