Saturday, October 23, 2010

Amazing and Interesting Facts About Planet Jupiter

Amazing and Interesting Facts About Planet Jupiter

Jupiter is one of the most recognizable planets on our system with the exemption of our beloved Mother Earth – the only planet with life. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.



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1.) The first spacecraft to visit Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in 1972.
2.) Do you know that more than 1,300 planets the size of the Earth could fit inside Jupiter?
3.) Jupiter’s mass is 318 times the mass of the Earth. Its mass is actually 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets on the solar system combined.


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4.) Jupiter has an apparent magnitude of -2.... From: Amazing and Interesting Facts About Planet Jupiter

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