Jupiter planet: Jupiter

Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the Sun. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; only the Moon, Venus, and sometimes Mars are more brilliant. Jupiter takes nearly 12 Earth years to orbit the Sun, and it rotates once about every 10 hours. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Its orbit is about 483 million miles (777 million km) away from our star. The biggest planet in our solar systemStructure and Surface Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It is actually more than twice as massive than the other planets of our solar system combined. Jupiter is a gas giant. It is made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter has a very thick atmosphere. Jupiter has rings, but they’re very hard to see. The giant planet's Great Red Spot is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth. Time on Jupiter One day on Jupiter goes by in just 10 ... Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun , and the largest in the solar system, by far — more than twice as massive as the other planets combined. Jupiter is the largest and oldest planet in our solar system. If Jupiter was a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside.