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JUPITER

JUPITER
Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun. It is the largest planet.
SIZE:
89,000 miles in diameter.
ORBIT TIME:
11 Earth years and 319 Earth days.
ROTATION TIME:
10 Earth hours.
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN:
483,500,000 miles.
MOONS:
sixteen.
RINGS:
three.
TEMPERATURE:
-200 Farenheit.
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Fifth planet from the Sun.

Largest planet. 2.5 times the mass of the other planets combined and could fit over 1300 Earths in it’s volume.
Does not have a solid surface. All gas and liquid except for a very small rocky core.
It spins very rapidly on it’s axis taking less than 10 hours.
Has a massive constant hurricane called the Great Red Spot, that has existed for over 300 years.
Has a dusty ring system.
Has 16 moons.