The Largest Planet in our Solar System - Jupiter

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About Jupiter:

Jupiter is named after the Roman God Jupiter, the King of the Gods, because of its observed size. It is the largest planet in the Solar System and is the fifth from the Sun. Jupiter is a gas giant and has a mass more than 2 and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System Combined. 

Jupiter's volume is that of about that of 1,321 Earths. Can you imagine how big it is? It also has the most number of moons than any planet in the Solar System. Can you guess how many moons it has? Jupiter has 69 moons! Jupiter is most likely the oldest planet in the Solar System. It also radiates more heat than it receives from the Sun. Jupiter has a diameter of 142,984 km (88,846 mi).

As a Gas Giant, Jupiter doesn't have a true surface. While a Spacecraft has nowhere to land, it wouldn't be able to fly through it too!

Jupiter's Orbit:

Jupiter's Orbit period is about 12 Earth Years! That means 1 year on Jupiter is 12 years on Earth! But, The length of one day on Jupiter is 9 hours 56 minutes on Earth. Isn't that interesting? The distance between Jupiter and the Sun is approximately 779 million km, or 484 million miles. The exact number is 778,547,200 km.

                                          

Jupiter Moons: 

Jupiter actually has 53 named moons and 26 moons who don't have names for now. In total, scientists say that Jupiter has 79 moons combined. Jupiter's largest moon is the Ganymede. It is also the largest moon in our solar system.

Some major moons of Jupiter

                                                                                                                    

So kids, this was some information about Jupiter. And we hoped you liked it! See you soon in another article! Till then, Happy Learning!