*Jupiter is the largest planet. It weighs 320 times more than earth. Its diameter is ten times greater than earths.
*It is the 5th planet from the sun (780 million kilometers away).
*It makes one complete orbit around the sun every 11.86 years.
*It rotates faster than any other planet (one full rotation every 9 hours and 50 minutes).
*It has 16 satellites.
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Nicole Barnes: nbarnes@nmu.edu