{"id":687,"date":"2012-01-06T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/2012\/01\/facts-about-the-planet-jupiter.html"},"modified":"2021-03-17T12:57:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:57:44","slug":"facts-about-planet-jupiter","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/facts-about-planet-jupiter\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Interesting Facts About The Planet Jupiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you think you know everything about the planet Jupiter, here&rsquo;s a list of the top fifteen most interesting facts, see how many you know!\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>Jupiter is the 5<sup>th planet from the Sun.\n<p class='\"list\"'>Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of 142,984 KM.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>It is classed as a gas giant, as is Saturn, <a title='\"Facts' about the planet uranus href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/15-facts-on-planet-uranus%5C/%5C%22">Uranus, and </a><a title='\"Facts' about the planet neptune href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/10-interesting-facts-about-neptune%5C/%5C%22">Neptune.\n<p class='\"list\"'>The Romans named the planet after the Roman God, Jupiter.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>From Earth, Jupiter is the third brightest object in the night sky, after the moon and <a title='\"Facts' about the planet venus href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-venus%5C/%5C%22">Venus.\n<p class='\"list\"'>Jupiter is mainly composed from hydrogen and helium. It also has a rocky core of heavier elements.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>A staggering 64 moons orbit Jupiter!\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>The four largest moons are called the Galilean Moons, as they were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>Jupiter&rsquo;s largest moon is called Ganymede, and has a greater diameter then the planet <a title='\"Facts' about the planet mercury href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-planet-mercury%5C/%5C%22">Mercury.\n<p class='\"list\"'>The giant red spot on Jupiter is a persistent storm that is larger than Earth! This is known to have been in existence since 1655. 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