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15 Interesting Facts About Jupiter
If you think you know everything about Jupiter, here's a list of the fifteen most interesting facts, see how much you know!
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of 142,984 KM.
It is classified as a gas giant, as is Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The Romans named the planet after the Roman god, Jupiter.
From Earth, Jupiter is the third brightest celestial body in the night sky, behind the moon and Venus.
Jupiter is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.
64 astonishing moons orbit Jupiter!
The four largest moons are known as the Galilean Moon, as they were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
Jupiter's largest moon is called Ganymede, and is larger in diameter than planet Mercury.
The giant red stain on Jupiter is a persistent storm that is larger than the Earth!
These rings are made of dust, not ice, like the rings of Saturn.
Jupiter's magnetic field is fourteen times stronger than Earth's, making it the most powerful in the solar system.
The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is about 778 million KM, nearly 5.2 times the distance from Earth to the Sun.
The rotation of Jupiter is the fastest of all the planets in the Solar System.
Jupiter completes one revolution of the Sun every 11.86 years.
