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Jupiter
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. A gas giant, Jupiter's mass is more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one one-thousandth the mass of the Sun. Jupiter orbits the Sun at a distance of 5.20 AU (778.5 Gm) with an orbital period of 11.86 years. It is the third brightest natural object in the Earth's night sky after the Moon and Venus and has been observed since prehistoric times. Its name derives from Jupiter, the chief deity of ancient Roman religion.
Jupiter captured by New Horizons space probe. The small spot on top of Jupiter is the shadow cast by its moon Ganymede.
Jupiter captured by New Horizons space probe. The small spot on top of Jupiter is the shadow cast by its moon Ganymede.
Size of Earth compared to Jupiter in true colours
Size of Earth compared to Jupiter in true colours
Enhanced colour view of Jupiter's southern storms
Enhanced colour view of Jupiter's southern storms
Close-up of the Great Red Spot imaged by the Juno spacecraft in true colour. Due to the way Juno takes photographs, stitched image has extreme barrel
Close-up of the Great Red Spot imaged by the Juno spacecraft in true colour. Due to the way Juno takes photographs, stitched image has extreme barrel distortion.
Gas giant
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A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants of the Solar System. The term "gas giant" was originally synonymous with "giant planet". However, in the 1990s, it became known that Uranus and Neptune are really a distinct class of giant planets, being composed mainly of heavier volatile substances. For this reason, Uranus and Neptune are now often classified in the separate category of ice giants.
Saturn at equinox, photographed by Cassini in August 2009
Saturn at equinox, photographed by Cassini in August 2009
Artist's impression of the formation of a gas giant around the star HD 100546
Artist's impression of the formation of a gas giant around the star HD 100546
A gas giant exoplanet [right] with the density of a marshmallow has been detected in orbit around a cool red dwarf star [left] by the NASA-funded NEID
A gas giant exoplanet [right] with the density of a marshmallow has been detected in orbit around a cool red dwarf star [left] by the NASA-funded NEID radial-velocity instrument on the 3.5-meter WIYN Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.