Jupiter

Jupiter

  • has a diameter of 142,796 kilometres
  • is 778 million kilometres from the sun
  • takes 10 hours to turn once on its own axis
  • takes 12 years to orbit the sun
  • has 16 moons
  • has a surface temperature of –150 degrees Celsius

The atmospheric composition of Jupiter is 90% Hydrogen and 10% Helium.

 

 

A picure of one of Jupiters moons, Callisto.

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