Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It is so wide that more than ten Earths could fit side by side across it.
Fun fact: If Jupiter were a hollow shell, roughly one thousand Earths could fit inside it.
Meet our solar system's largest planet, its striped clouds, giant storm, and four famous moons.
Jupiter: The Biggest Planet
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Jupiter does not have a solid surface like Earth's. What we see from far away are thick, swirling clouds arranged in colorful bands.
Fun fact: Jupiter spins once in about ten hours, giving it the shortest day of any planet.
One giant storm is called the Great Red Spot. People have watched it through telescopes for hundreds of years, although its shape and size change.
Fun fact: Spacecraft images show smaller storms swirling near the Great Red Spot too.
Jupiter also has many moons. Four large ones-Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto-can be seen with a small telescope or binoculars under good conditions. Which one would you explore first?
Fun fact: Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system-even larger than the planet Mercury.