Jupiter

Planet Profile:

Equator Diameter:

142,984 km

Orbit Distance:

778,340,821 km (5.20 AU)

Orbit Peroid:

4,333 days (11.9 years)

Mass:

1.90 × 10^27 kg (318 Earths)

Effective Temp:

-148 °C

First Recorded:

7th or 8th century BC

Quick Facts:

• Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets at just under 10 hours
• Jupiter orbits the Sun once every 11.8 Earth years
• Jupiter has a thin ring system, made of dust particles from comet and asteroid impacts
• 90% of the atmosphere of Jupiter is made of hydrogen
• Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System; it's larger than the planet Mercury.

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