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Jupiter

Gas Giant

Known by it's name as the 'king of the planets', Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter has the second largest amount of moons surrounding it, after Saturn.

Average Temperature

-238° F

Day Length

9 hours

Orbital Period

12 years

Number of Moons

79 moons

Distance from the Sun

460M mi.

Fun Fact: If Jupiter was eighty times larger during it's development, it might have formed into a star just like our sun.

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