Jupiter
Origin of name:
Jove, the Roman God of Heaven and Earth.
Moons :
63
Length of year:
11.9 Earth Years
Position from Sun:
5th
Relative Size:
Biggest
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. It is a
huge, round mass made mostly from gases. There is a huge storm on Jupiter that
has been raging for thousands of year.
The stripes are bands of different gases. It has over 60 moons
moving around it. All the moons are made of rock and ice.
Thebe is not round like most moons. Its surface is covered
in huge craters.
The rocky surface of Europa is completely covered in a layer
of ice.
Ganymede is the biggest moon in the solar system. It is
bigger than mercury.
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