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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant known for its Great Red Spot storm and extensive system of moons including four large Galilean satellites.

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  1. The Solar System's Largest Planet
  2. The Great Red Spot
  3. An Extensive Moon System
  4. A Gas Giant Composition

Containing more mass than all the other planets in the solar system combined, this massive gas giant hosts a storm larger than Earth that has been raging continuously for centuries.

The Solar System's Largest Planet

Jupiter is by far the largest planet in the solar system, containing more mass than all other planets in the solar system combined.

The Great Red Spot

Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot is a massive storm larger than Earth that has been continuously observed raging on the planet for centuries.

An Extensive Moon System

Jupiter hosts an extensive system of moons, including four large Galilean moons discovered by Galileo Galilei, one of which may harbor a subsurface ocean.

A Gas Giant Composition

Jupiter is classified as a gas giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, lacking a solid surface in the way rocky planets like Earth possess.

Jupiter
Jupiter
Category Astronomical Object
Origin The fifth planet from the Sun
Related Topics The Solar System, Saturn

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