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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.A gas giant, Jupiter's mass is more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one one-thousandth the mass of the Sun. Jupiter orbits the Sun at a distance of 5.20 AU (778.5 Gm) with an orbital period of 11.86 years.
The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft. It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973, and, as of 2023, has continued with eight further spacecraft missions in the vicinity of Jupiter. All of these missions were undertaken by the National Aeronautics and Space ...
Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) is an elliptical shaped anticyclone, occurring at 22 degrees below the equator, in Jupiter's southern hemisphere. [38] The largest anticyclonic storm (~16,000 km) in our solar system, little is known about its internal depth and structure. [39]
Ed Sheeran has revealed the name of his second child -- Jupiter. In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, where the 32-year-old singer is the cover star, Sheeran reveals that he and his wife, Cherry ...
Florida Atlantic University. / 26.371; -80.102. Florida Atlantic University ( Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Fort Pierce. [3] [6] The university is a member of the State University System of Florida.
Getty Images. From May 25, 2024 to June 9, 2025, the expensive planet Jupiter will be transiting the sign of Gemini for the first time in 12 years. Jupiter will stay in the air sign for the next ...
t. e. Jupiter ( Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, [14] from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father" Greek: Δίας or Ζεύς ), [15] also known as Jove ( gen. Iovis [ˈjɔwɪs] ), is the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state ...
JUPITER — The Loxahatchee Battlefield has historical significance dating to more than 5,000 years ago. Now it has national status as well, earning a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.