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OCR: STRUGTURE Hydrogen and Helium Gas Layer: 2,500 km thick Liquid Hydrogen Layer 24 ,000 km thick Liquid Metallic Hydrogen Layer 32 000 km thick Liquid Helium Layer: 3 ,000 km thick Rocky Core: Radius 10,000 km Composition Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system It is more than 318 times as massive as the Earth. Jupiter, as well as the other giant planets, has composition very similar to that of the Sun and the original solar nebula: is mainly hydrogen and helium with traces of heavier elements. However, Jupiter probably does have a small rocky core of silicate minerals and iron. Though comparatively small, the core is several times the size of any of the terrestrial planets. Surrounding the core and thin layer liquid helium is thick layer of liquid metallic hydrogen. Surrounding th ...