The largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant with a Great Red Spot storm larger than Earth and dozens of moons. Its gravity acts as a partial shield for the inner solar system, deflecting or capturing many comets and asteroids that might otherwise reach Earth.
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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationJupiter Facts, Size and Distance section
With a radius of 43,440.7 miles (69,911 kilometers), Jupiter is 11 times wider than Earth.
Jupiter Facts, Atmosphere section
The Great Red Spot, a swirling oval of clouds twice as wide as Earth, has been observed on the giant planet for more than 300 years.
Jupiter Facts, Moons section, moon count sentence
Jupiter has 115 moons that are officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
Jupiter Facts, Surface section, gas giant sentence
As a gas giant, Jupiter doesn't have a true surface.
Jupiter Facts, Formation section, mass sentence
Jupiter took most of the mass left over after the formation of the Sun, ending up with more than twice the combined material of the other bodies in the solar system.
Jupiter Facts, Introduction section, shortest day sentence
But it has the shortest day in the solar system, taking about 9.9 hours to spin around once on its axis.
Jupiter Facts, Moons section, Europa Clipper sentence
A liquid-water ocean with the ingredients for life may lie beneath the frozen crust of Europa, the target of NASA's Europa Clipper mission that launched Oct. 14, 2024.
Jupiter Facts, Orbit and Rotation section, orbital period sentence
Jupiter makes a complete orbit around the Sun (a year in Jovian time) in about 12 Earth years (4,333 Earth days).
Jupiter Facts, Rings section, Voyager 1 discovery sentence
Discovered in 1979 by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, Jupiter's rings were a surprise.
Entity description, jupiter catalogue classification
The largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant with a Great Red Spot storm larger than Earth and dozens of moons.
- Orbited By: Europa
- Orbited By: Io, science.nasa.gov, Jupiter Moons: Io
- Orbited By: Callisto, science.nasa.gov, Jupiter Moons: Callisto
Orbits: Sun, Jupiter Facts, Size and Distance section, distance sentence
From an average distance of 484 million miles (778 million kilometers), Jupiter is 5.2 astronomical units away from the Sun.
Associated With: Saturn, Saturn Facts, Introduction section, gas giant comparison sentence
Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Associated With: Earth, Jupiter Facts, Size and Distance section, Earth size comparison sentence
With a radius of 43,440.7 miles (69,911 kilometers), Jupiter is 11 times wider than Earth.
Associated With: Europa, Europa page, Facts About Europa section, Jupiter moon ranking sentence
Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter's 95 moons.
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Wikimedia FoundationJupiter, Wikipedia - name and symbol sectionQuote, Jupiter, Wikipedia - name and symbol section
The original Greek deity Zeus supplies the root zeno-, which is used to form some Jupiter-related words, such as zenography.
New Horizons - NASA Science
Associated With: New Horizons, In Depth: New Horizons section, Jupiter flybyQuote, Associated With: New Horizons, In Depth: New Horizons section, Jupiter flyby
The spacecraft flew by the solar system's largest planet, Jupiter, for a gravity assist maneuver on Feb. 28, 2007
Voyager 2, NASA Science
Associated With: Voyager 2, Voyager 2 at Jupiter sectionQuote, Associated With: Voyager 2, Voyager 2 at Jupiter section
closest encounter to Jupiter was at 22:29 UT July 9, 1979, at a range of about 400,785 miles (645,000 kilometers).
Wikipedia: Ganymede (moon)
Orbited By: Ganymede, Lead sectionQuote, Orbited By: Ganymede, Lead section
Ganymede is a natural satellite of Jupiter and is the largest and most massive moon in the Solar System.
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