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Description

Jupiter is called a "gas planet": there is no solid surface. Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system: it is more massive than all other planets and moons in our solar system combined! Jupiter has the biggest speed of rotation around itself (1 day=9h 50 min) and the biggest number of satellites(63).

Atmospheric characteristics :

Hydrogen ~86%
Helium ~14%
Methane 0.1%
Water vapor 0.1%
Ammonia 0.02%
Ethane 0.0002%
Phosphine 0.0001%
Hydrogen sulfide <0.00010%


other facts:
-Jovian ring system: Recently, a very thin ring system (like on Saturn) has been discovered.
-There is a huge hurricane-like storm system on Jupiter : the Great Red Spot. It is well-known by astronomers for over 300 years and can easily be observed from earth with a telescope.

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