A giant in a hurry
Despite its enormous size, Jupiter rotates in about 10 hours: the shortest day of any planet in our solar system.
← Solar SystemA giant of storms.
SOLAR SYSTEM / JUPITER
A giant of storms.
A world without solid ground.
The giant of our planetary family. Bands of cloud and vast storms swirl above an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.
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DRAG TO ROTATE
ARTISTIC MODEL · TEXTURE & ROTATION NOT TO SCALEMEAN DIAMETER139,820 km
DISTANCE FROM SUN778.6 million km
ORBITAL PERIOD11.86 years
GAS GIANT / PLANET 05
Small facts. Big discoveries.
A storm larger than Earth
The Great Red Spot is a vast, long-lived storm. It has been observed for centuries, and its size changes over time.
A moon bigger than a planet
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is larger in diameter than Mercury. Size alone does not determine whether something is a planet.