When we think of a planet with rings, the most obvious one to come to mind is Saturn, Jupiter's next door neighbour. Well, sort of! Jupiter is famous for its 'Great Red Spot' but what is that exactly? Well, it's actually a permanent storm (made of different gases) on the face of the planet! It's been going for hundreds or years, and what's more - it's bigger than the whole of Earth! Can you imagine? 7. Jupiter is the fastest planet in the solar system - it spins on its axis once ever 10 Earth hours, whilst it takes us 24! You must be glad you don't live there, because you'd probably get dizzy! That's 29,236 miles per hour! Phew! 6. It's The Fastest Planet In The Solar System Jupiter's job was to make sure none of the other gods got up to too much mischief. Like almost all of the planets in our Solar System, Jupiter is named after a Roman god, and since its the biggest, it's named after the head god, Jupiter (or Zeus in Ancient Greece). Some of its moons are yet to be named, but some of these best names of Jupiter's moons include Thebe, Eurydome and Praxidike! Some of these moons could also support life! Moons like Callisto may have potential for water, which would mean organisms are a possibility! 4. It's Got A Whole Lotta MoonsĨ0 to be exact! And there's probably more! It's most famous and largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto were all discovered by none other than Galileo Galilei (Yup, that's right, the guy with the telescope). The main gases that make up Jupiter are ammonia, water, hydrogen and helium! These gases swirl around on the planets face and create those pretty shapes we know Jupiter for! And luckily, from here, we can't smell it! 3. It's made up of gases instead of stuff like earth and rock. Jupiter is what's known as a 'gas giant' - and no, that's not your big brother who loves farting, it's a type of planet! Earth is made of solid matter, but Jupiter is basically one big gas cloud. In fact, it's twice as big as ALL the other planets combined! And it's 11 times bigger than Earth -that's pretty huge! In terms of our own planet, Earth, Jupiter is 11 times wider than us too - or, to -put it another way, if Earth was as big as a penny, Jupiter would be a basketball! 2. Jupiter is easily the biggest of all the planets in our solar system. It's the Biggest Planet in Our Solar System Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, and also one of the coolest! It towers over teeny Earth, and there's a reason why it's called a gas giant! But do you know anything about Jupiter? Well, today we're going to find out 11 epic facts about this ginormous planet! Discover what Jupiter is made of, how many moons it has and which Roman god its named after! And check out more space facts here! How about these magical moon landing facts? Or maybe you're in the mood for some marvellous facts about Mars? 1.
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