Jupiter
Basic Info
Mass:
1.8986 x 1027 kg
Diameter:
88,846 mi
Avg Distance from Sun:
483,500,000 mi
Time to spin on axis/A day is:
9.91 hours
Time to orbit Sun/A year is:
11.86 years
Number of moons:
79
  • It's the largest planet in the solar system.
  • Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets in the solar system.
  • Jupiter actually has thin rings.
  • The stripes and swirls on Jupiter are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in its atmosphere.
  • Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a storm twice the size of Earth.

Europa

  • Europa may have a salty ocean underneath its icy surface.
  • Its diameter is 1,940 miles.
  • Europa orbits Jupiter every 3.5 days.

Io

  • Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.
  • Some eruptions on Io can be seen from large telescopes on Earth.
  • It takes Io 1.8 days to orbit Jupiter.

Ganymede

  • Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system.
  • It's the only moon with its own magnetic field.
  • Ganymede was discovered by Galileo in 1610.

Callisto

  • Callisto's surface is the most heavily cratered in the solar system.
  • A salty ocean may be under Callisto's icy surface.
  • Callisto is the third largest moon in the solar system.