Jupiter: 

(Say it in French! Jupiter)

The fifth planet from the sun, and the first after the asteroid belt. It is the largest planet in our solar system with a diameter of 88700 miles. It is 483 million miles from the sun. It has a think ring around it that is hard to see. There are 16 moons that orbit around Jupiter.  The atmosphere on Jupiter is very active and because of its energy there is a storm known as the Great Red Spot, which has weather very similar to a hurricane. This storm has lasted more than 300 years, and is so big that three Earths would fit inside.  A day on Jupiter only takes 10 Earth hours, but a year takes 12 Earth years.

 

More Facts About Jupiter:

 

Size: 88,700 mi. diameter

Distance from Sun: 483 million mi. from the sun. In other words Jupiter is 510,048,000,000 golf umbrellas from the sun!

Terrain/Surface:

• layers of gas

• has a core deep down inside within the gases

Climate:

• Big Red Spot: huge storm,quite like an Earth hurricane, has lasted approximately 300 years
• Average Temperature: -162 degrees Farenheit

Atmosphere: very active, stormy atmosphere with faint rings made up of dust particles.

How Long is one Rotation of the Planet: 10 hours

How Long is one orbit of the Sun: 12 Earth years.

Satellites: 61 moons, rings

 

Fun Fact: Jupiter is so big that all the other planets, including Saturn, could fit inside it and still have room left.

DID YOU KNOW?

BATTER UP! Jupiter is 931,764,706,000 Baseball bats from the Earth!