Jupiter
The largest planet in our solar system.
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| Equatorial diameter | 142984000 | m | Clip |
| Average Density | 1330 | kgm-3 | Clip |
| Axial tilt | 3.1 | degrees | Clip |
| Rotational period | 9.92 | hours | Clip |
| Average surface temperature | -120 | °C | Clip |
| Maximum apparent magnitude | -2.8 | Clip | |
| Aphelion | 815700000000 | m | Clip |
| Perihelion | 740900000000 | m | Clip |
| Orbital tilt | 1.3 | degrees | Clip |
| Orbital period | 11.86y | y=Earth year, d=Earth day | Clip |
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- 1610 Jupiter's satellites discovered by Galileo.
- 1979 Voyager 1 and 2 photographed Jupiter.
- 1994 Astronomers observed comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (S-L 9) colliding with Jupiter.
See also: Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Solar System, Sun, Uranus, Venus, Zenographic.
- Weblinks:
- NASA Photographic Library Photographs from NASA available for viewing and download.
- The Nine Planets A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: one star, eight planets, and more.