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Which is the biggest planet in our Solar System?


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Our solar system contains eight planets. Among all the eight planets Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Planets in order from the Sun are

1. Mercury 5. Jupiter
2. Venus 6. Saturn
3. Earth 7. Uranus
4. Mars 8. Neptune

Features of Jupiter

Listed below are the features of Jupiter

  • The mass of Jupiter is 1.8981 x 1027 kg
  • The volume is 1.43128 x 1015 km3
  • The surface area of the planet is 6.1419 x 1010 km2
  • The mean circumference of the planet is 4.39264 x 105 km.
  • The diameter of Jupiter is almost 11 times the earth.
  • The orbital period is 12 years.
  • Jupiter has 79 moons.

Related articles to refer

  1. Explain the solar system in detail
  2. What are the main properties of a planet?

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