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Space Objects
Jupiter
Gas giant · 318 Earth masses
Jupiter is more massive than all other planets combined. Its deep atmospheric bands rotate at different speeds in alternating jets, and the Great Red Spot has been turning for at least four human centuries.
Key specifications
Diameter
139,820 km (~11 ⊕)
Mass
1.898 × 10²⁷ kg (318 ⊕)
Day
~9 h 55 m
Moons
95 known (4 Galilean)
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