Jupiter

The biggest planet, more than twice as massive as all the others combined.

Jupiter is mostly hydrogen and helium, striped by bands of clouds and fast winds. Its Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth that has been raging for centuries.

Key facts

Type: Gas giant
Distance from the Sun: About 778 million km (5.2 AU)
Diameter: About 140,000 km
Day: 9 h 56 min
Year: About 11.9 Earth years
Moons: 95 confirmed (2025)

Mercury
The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun, scorched by day and frozen by night.
Venus
Earth's twin in size, and the hottest planet in the Solar System.
Earth
Our home planet, and so far the only world known to have life and liquid water on its surface.
Mars
The red planet, with the tallest volcano and one of the longest canyons in the Solar System.
Saturn
The ringed gas giant, sixth planet from the Sun and light enough to float in a big enough bathtub.
Uranus
An ice giant that rolls around the Sun on its side.
Neptune
The farthest planet from the Sun, with the fastest winds in the Solar System.

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Jupiter

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