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Jupiter us the largest of all the Planets.
Jupiter was named after the ruler of the
Roman gods. The atmosphere is belived to be
made up of 90% HYDROGEN and 10% HELIUM which
is very similar to the Sun. Jupiter is most
famous for its Great Red Spot which appears
to have been visible for well over 100 years.
Statistics
Distance from the sun:
Furthest (Aphelion): 816,000,000Km
Nearest (Perhelion): 716,000,000Km
Mean (Average): 778,000,000Km
Orbital period: 11.86 Earth years
Rotation Period: 9.50min
Diameter at Equater: 143,000
Mass ( Earth = 1): 318
Surface Temperture: -150°C
Gravity (Earth = 1): 2.64
Closest aproach to the Earth:628,000,000Km
Density (density of water = 1):0.71
Atmosphere: HYDROGEN, HELIUM
Moons: 16+
Rings: 1
Subject by: Vince Pike