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  2. Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one-thousandth the mass of the Sun.

  3. Jupiter, the most massive planet of 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 is designated by the symbol ♃.

  4. Look Up for a Dazzling View of Jupiter This Weekend as It Shines...

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    More than twice as massive as every other planet in our solar system combined, Jupiter is immense. It measures nearly 11 Earths across and has captured 95 known moons in its gravity—along with ...

  5. Jupiter - NASA Science

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    Jupiter is a world of extremes. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. If Jupiter was a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside. Jupiter also is the oldest planet, forming from the dust and gases left over from the Sun's formation 4.5 billion years ago.

  6. December’s Night Sky Notes: Spot the King of Planets

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    Jupiter is our solar system’s undisputed king of the planets! Jupiter is bright and easy to spot from our vantage point on Earth, helped by its massive size and banded, reflective cloud tops. Jupiter even possesses moons the size of planets: Ganymede, its largest, is bigger than the planet Mercury.

  7. In Depth | JupiterNASA Solar System Exploration

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    Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Jupiter's stripes and swirls are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.

  8. Jupiter Facts - Science@NASA

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    Jupiter is a world of extremes. It's the largest planet in our solar system – if it were a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside. It's also the oldest planet, forming from the dust and gases left over from the Sun's formation 4.6 billion years ago.

  9. Jupiter: A guide to the largest planet in the solar system

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    Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. The gas giant has a long, rich, history of surprising scientists. Named after the kind of the gods in Roman...

  10. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of 89,000 miles. Jupiter image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA. Temperature: The average temperature at...

  11. Planet Jupiter facts and information - National Geographic

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    The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world so large that more than 1,300 Earths ...