Jupiter Facts-The largest planet in our Solar System
Jupiter is the fifth from the Sun and the largest planet in our solar system. Mars and Saturn are neighboring planets of Jupiter.
Jupiter and Earth size comparison-The equatorial diameter of Jupiter is equal to the equatorial diameter of 11 Earths.
How long is daytime on Jupiter?Jupiter's rotation is the fastest among all the planets in the Solar System. Jupiter makes one revolution on its axis in only 10 hours, so Jupiter has only 10 hours of day and night.
Jupiter's distance from the Sun-Jupiter is about 778 million km (484 million miles) from our Sun. It takes 43 minutes for sunlight to reach Jupiter.
Jupiter's orbital period-Jupiter completes one orbit around the Sun in about 12 years (11.86 years). That is, one year of Jupiter is equal to about 12 years of Earth.
Jupiter's axial tilt is only 3.13 degrees. So there are no significant seasonal changes here like on Earth and Mars.
Jupiter Mean Radius- 69,911 km (10.973 of Earth's)Equatorial Radius- 71,492 kmPolar Radius- 66,854 km
How many moons Jupiter has-
According to NASA, Jupiter has at least 79 moons (satellites), which orbit around Jupiter.
The largest satellite or moon (of our solar system) 'Ganymede' is a satellite of Jupiter.NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft mission to study Jupiter's other moon Europa.
All four giant planets in our solar system- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - have ring systems. in 1979, the Voyager mission discovered Jupiter's weak ring system.
Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' is a gigantic storm, which is about twice the size of Earth and has raged for over a century.