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- Largest planet in the Solar System
- Lacks a solid, rocky crust like Earth
- Discovered in ancient times
- Named after the king of the Roman pantheon
- Radius: 71,492 kilometers (11 times Earth's radius)
- Circumference: 449,197 kilometers
- Surface area: 62.8 billion square kilometers (122 times Earth's)
- Mass: 1.89x1027 kilograms (318 times Earth's mass)
- Average distance from the Sun: 7.8 million kilometers
- 63 known moons in its orbitNASA: Jupiter - Facts & Figures
- : 89.8%
- : 10.2%
- Trace amounts of methane, ammonia, hydrogen deuteride, ethane, waterNASA: Jupiter Fact Sheet
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About Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and is the largest planet in the Solar System. Jupiter is almost entirely made of gas, which separates into latitudinal bands. The different bands interact violently, and cause atmospheric storms that are visible from space. The largest of these storms is called the Great Red Spot, and has been observed on the planet for centuries.NinePlanets.org: Jupiter
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Jupiter on Amazon
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Playroom Entertainment Killer Bunnies and the Journey to Jupiter - $54.99
Killer Bunnies and the Journey to Jupiter is a fast paced, action filled card and board game. Venture out to the dark depths of outer space to find the magic carrot and bring it ba...Amazon
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Jupiter Athena Water Ionizer ++ Dual Water Filter ++ JS205 - $2,095.00
The new Jupiter Athena Water Ionizer incorporates a revolutionary new dual Filtration system. In addition to using the patented Jupiter Biostone Filter, the Athena also includes a ...Amazon
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Jupiter One - $11.98
Percolating with the nervous energy of the Talking Heads, the stuttering punk-funk of Gang of Four, and the pulsating synths of the Cars, Jupiter One injects colorless indie rock w...Amazon
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The Jupiter Myth (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries) - $12.95
The fourteenth Falco novel is a tale of love, gangsters and female gladiators – including one from Falco’s own past. Falco and his family are staying in London when Fal...Amazon
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Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph - $24.95
Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. In four years he covered 78,000 miles through 45 countries, living with peasants and pr...Amazon
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Jupiter Questions
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What role does Jupiter play in the solar system? 1 AnswerSomeone had to be the Jovial one. :-) When it comes to having moons, Jupiter shows the other planets how to do it right. Plus Mozart needed to end on a revolu... read more -
What is the surface of Jupiter like? 2 AnswersCold. It's -150 degrees C (-235 F), twice as cold as the coldest place on Earth. read more -
Which is older, Jupiter or the Sun? 2 AnswersJupiter is around 4.6 billion years old. It formed along with the entire solar system. Sun and Jupiter are contemporaries. It may be impossible to say which for... read more -
What role does Jupiter play in the orbit path of the earth? 1 AnswerJupiter stabilizes Earth climate and preserves our planet from being hit by comets and asteroids serving as a space vacuum cleaner. The Earth's orbit is an elli... read more
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