Jupiter
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Radius:
69,911 km
Mass:
1.90x1027 kg
Orbital Period:
11.86 Earth years
Rotation Period:
0.414 Earth day
Distance from Sun:
778.33 million km
Satellites:
Io,
Europa,
Callisto,
Ganymede,
Amalthea,
Thebe,
Metis, Adastra, and many more small moons.
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Jupiter is the sixth planet from the Sun (counting dwarf planets). Jupiter has faint rings, and has several moons, including:
Galilean Satellites:
Io |
Europa |
Ganymede |
Callisto
Inner Moons:
Amalthea |
Thebe |
Metis |
Adastra
Web Pages with Information about Jupiter
Astrogeology Research Program
Browse the Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Mapping the Solar System
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Browse the Geologic Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Geology of the Solar System
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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Information about and access to the official International Astromical Union approved names for planetary features |
Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites - IAU Working Group:
IAU
CCRE
Working Group, information, publications, and references, including
tables of the accepted values for the size, shape, and rotations
of the planets and satellites |
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Images from various Solar System exploration programs
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Regional Planetary Information Facility (RPIF): Information about the resources in our Regional Planetary Information Facility
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For images, maps, data, and information about Jupiter's moons, see the
Io,
Europa,
Ganymede,
Callisto,
Amalthea, and
Thebe
sections.
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Related: Missions
Other Web Sites
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