Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. The mass of Jupiter is 2.5 times larger than all of the planet’s masses combined. Its diameter is eleven times larger than that of the earth. Despite this the Earth is significantly denser than Jupiter. This is because the volume of Jupiter is equivalent to 1,321 […]

Jupiter was the king of the gods in Roman mythology, so it is appropriate that this was the name given to the largest planet in our Solar System. Jupiter’s mass is two and a half times all of the other planets combined. Its density, however, is only one-fourth that of Earth. The reason for its

The only planet whose center of mass in relation to the Sun lies outside the volume of the Sun is Jupiter. The mean distance from the Sun to Jupiter is 778,000,000 kilometers. It takes Jupiter 11.86 years to orbit around the Sun, so a typical year on Jupiter is 11.86 Earth years. This forms a

Texts and descriptions are fine and dandy, but to see planet Jupiter for what it is is another thing altogether.  Enjoy these pictures of Jupiter.     Photo by: A. Kutyrev, D. Rapchun, J. Norris R. Canterna & R. Martin Creative Commons Photo by: J. Rayner (U. Hawaii), NSFCAM, IRTF, NASA Creative Commons  

Mass (kg): 1.90 x 1027 Diameter (km): 142,800 Mean density (kg/m3): 1314 Escape velocity (m/s): 59500 Average distance from Sun: 5.203 AU (778,412,020 km) Rotation period (length of day in Earth days): 0.41 (9.8 Earth hours) Revolution period (length of year in Earth years): 11.86 Obliquity (tilt of axis degrees) : 3.08 Orbit inclination (degrees):

1. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system with a mean diameter of 139,822 km (86,881 miles). 2. Jupiter’s mass is 318 times larger than Earth. The diameter is 11 times, volume is 1,321 times, and surface area is 122 times of Earth. 3. The orbital speed of Jupiter is 13.1 km/sec. 4. A