| Diameter |
142,600
kilometres |
| Average
distance from Sun |
778,412,010
km |
| Time
taken to orbit Sun |
11.84
years |
| Time
taken to turn on axis |
9
hours, 50 minutes |
| Surface
gravity (Earth = 1) |
2.64 |
| Atmosphere |
Hydrogen,
Helium |
| Average
surface temperature |
-150°c |
|
Jupiter is the largest planet in the
Solar System and the first of the four Gas Giants. The planet is the
fourth brightest object visible from Earth after the Sun, the Moon and
Venus. The planet has a "red spot" which is a storm that has
been observed on Jupiter since the planet was discovered. Jupiter also has
a ring system like all of the large gas planets, although these rings
aren't as famous or as visible as Saturn's. Orbiting Jupiter are also at
least 63 moons, most of which were discovered in the 21st Century!
Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest in the Solar System, bigger than
Mercury and Pluto! |
