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Do know what the biggest planet in our Solar System is called? If you guessed Jupiter, you are the smartest person I know.
The picture above is the giant planet, Jupiter. This picture was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Here are some interesting facts about Jupiter:
Jupiter has 16 known moons. Cool, right? You may think Jupiter has the most moons, but you're wrong! Saturn has the most moons.
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This is a picture of Io, Jupiter's third largest satellite. It is slightly larger than our moon. |
Jupiter has a cool description. There are many interesting physical features. The diameter of Jupiter is 142,800 km. There is a very turbulent storm that has been going around Jupiter for hundreds of years. This storm is called the Great Red Spot.
There are 16 natural satellites for Jupiter. Some of them are: Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.
Jupiter is the third brightest object in our night sky. It follows the moon and Venus. Jupiter almost became a star because of its great size. Although you can't see them, Jupiter has several faint rings that the Voyager mission discovered. Voyager got the closest view of Jupiter.
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This is the symbol for the planet Jupiter. It symbolizes the lightning bolt. |
I hope you learned a lot about Jupiter. But before you go click on the words giant planet and learn more about Jupiter.
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