OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaJupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system! It is the fifth planet from the Sun. Jupiter is so big that you could fit over 1,300 Earths inside it. It is a giant ball of gas, so it does not have a solid ground to stand on.
Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot, which is a giant storm bigger than Earth. This storm has been swirling for hundreds of years! Jupiter has beautiful stripes of brown, orange, and white clouds. It also has more than 90 moons orbiting around it. Some of its moons are almost as big as planets!
- Jupiter spins faster than any other planet.
- One day on Jupiter is only about 10 hours long.
- One of Jupiter’s moons, called Europa, might have an ocean under its icy surface.
- Jupiter is like a mini solar system with all of its moons!
