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A full-globe view of Jupiter against the darkness of space

Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the solar system – more than twice as massive as the other planets combined.

Facts About Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest and oldest planet in our solar system.

If Jupiter was a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside. Jupiter has the shortest day in the solar system, taking only 10.5 hours to spin around once on its axis.

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A view of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and colorful cloud bands of tan, brown, white, and orange as seen from the Juno spacecraft.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft imaged Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Feb. 12, 2019.
Enhanced image by Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Jupiter By The Numbers

How big is Jupiter? How far is it from the Sun?

Use this tool to compare Jupiter to Earth, and other planets.

Analyze and Compare

Exploring Jupiter

The first detailed observations of Jupiter were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610 with a small, homemade telescope.

More recently, this planet has been studied by orbiters, probes, and spacecraft passing by on their way to other worlds. NASA’s Juno spacecraft currently is studying the giant planet from orbit. Europa Clipper launched on Oct. 14, 2024, to study Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.

More About Jupiter Missions
Europa Clipper lifts off from the launch pad atop a white rocket with two smaller side boosters. A bright, white and orange pillar of fire shoots from the bottom of the rocket stack. White smoke billows around the launch pad. The SpaceX fixed service structure is to the left of the rocket. A white water tower with the SpaceX logo is to the right. Farther right is a small, round, gray structure.
Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 14, 2024.
SpaceX

Moons of Jupiter

Jupiter has 95 moons that have been officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.

But the number doesn't capture the complexity of the Jovian system of moons, rings and asteroids. The giant planet has thousands of small objects in its orbit.

More About Jupiter's Moons
This is a composite of the Jovian system and includes the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot and Jupiter’s four largest moons.
This composite image shows the edge of Jupiter, and Jupiter's four largest moons. From top to bottom, the moons shown are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
NASA

Jupiter Resources

Explore a curated collection of Jupiter resources.

These resources include activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, posters, and online interactives.

Explore Resources for Jupiter
A crescent view of Jupiter with its bands of beige, and orange clouds. The Great Red Spot in the right, bottom corner.
NASA's Juno spacecraft saw this striking vista during a close flyby of Jupiter.
NASA
Eyes on the Solar System lets you explore the planets, their moons, asteroids, and comets.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

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    For Kids: All About Jupiter

    Facts about Jupiter for kids.

  • A full-globe view of Jupiter against the darkness of space

    Jupiter Resource Package

    Activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, posters, and online interactives.

  • A photo of Jupiter from the Hubble Space Telescope. The map shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its striking striated bands of color.

    NASA Photojournal: Jupiter

    NASA database of images and videos of scientific interest.

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Saturn

A view of Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft shows the golden planet with its rings.

Uranus

This is an image of the planet Uranus taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986.

Neptune

A deep blue planet with wispy white clouds moving across its face.

Pluto

This full disc view of Pluto features bright region that looks like a heart on the side of the dwarf planet.