Jupiter

Jupiter has a diameter of 142,984 km. Its distance from the Earth is 588-967 million km and from the Sun 740-815 million km. Its rotation is 9 hours and 55 minutes and its orbital period around the Sun is 11 years and 316 days.

It is the largest planet in our solar system and, like the sun, it is liquid, composed of hydrogen and helium. Its atmosphere consists of sulphur. At the equator it has striped clouds, which are yellow to brown.

Jupiter has 16 moons:

• Metis has a diameter of 40 km, is 127,969 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 7 hours and 4 minutes.
• Adrastea has a size of 12 x 10 x 7 km, is 128,971 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 7 hours and 9 minutes.
• Amalthea has a size of 135 x 84 x 75 km, a distance from Jupiter of 181,300 km and an orbital period around Jupiter of 11 hours and 57 minutes.
• Thebe has a size of 55 x 45 km, is 221,859 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 16 hours and 11 minutes.
• Io has a diameter of 3,630 km, is 421,600 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 1 day, 18 hours and 27 minutes.
• Europe has a diameter of 3,138 km, is 670,900 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 3 days, 13 hours and 14 minutes.
• Ganymede has a diameter of 5,268 km, is 1,070,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period around Jupiter of 7 days, 3 hours and 42 minutes.
• Callisto has a diameter of 4,806 km, is 1,883,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period around Jupiter of 16 days, 16 hours and 32 minutes.
• Leda has a diameter of 16 km, is 11,094,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 7 months and 25 days.
• Himalia has a diameter of 186 km, is 11,480,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 8 months and 7 days.
• Lysithia has a diameter of 36 km, is 11,720,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 8 months and 15 days.
• Elara has a diameter of 76 km, is 11,737,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 8 months and 16 days.
• Ananke has a diameter of 30 km, is 21,200,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 1 year and 8 months.
• carme has a diameter of 40 km, is 22,600,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 1 year and 10 months.
• Pasiphae has a diameter of 50 km, is 23,500 000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 2 years and 5 days.
• Sinope has a diameter of 36 km, is 23,700,000 km from Jupiter and has an orbital period of 2 years and 28 days.