Jupiter
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Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, located fifth from the sun. It is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium, with a dense rocky core. Jupiter has 79 known moons and pale dust rings, but no defined surface.
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Jupiter
- 1. JUPITER
- 2. JUPITER IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT IS THE FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN. JUPITER IS A GAS GIANT, BOTH BECAUSE IT IS SO LARGE AND MADE UP OF GAS.
- 3. JUPITER CONSISTS MAINLY OF HYDROGEN WITH A QUARTER OF ITS WEIGHT BEING HELIUM AND ITS ROCKY CORE CONTAINING HEAVIER ELEMENTS.
- 4. IT HAS A MAXIMUM LUMINOSITY OF -2.94 MAGNITUDES, MAKING IT THE THIRD BRIGHTEST BODY IN THE NIGHT SKY ON AVERAGE.
- 5. JUPITER ALSO HAS RINGS, BUT THESE ARE PALE AND CONSIST MAINLY OF DUST PARTICLES FROM THE MOONS.
- 6. ITS ORBIT IS 4332,589 DAYS, OR 11,862 YEARS
- 7. JUPITER HAS NO SURFACE
- 8. JUPITER IS KNOWN FOR 79 KNOWN MOONS. OF THESE, 47 HAVE A DIAMETER OF ONLY 2 TO 9 KM.