The largest planet in the solar system is 1,400 times the size of Earth, and its mass is 2.5 times that of all of the other planets combined. Jupiter could almost have become a star, since its elements are similar to the Sun’s: 90% hydrogen and 10% helium, with traces of methane, water, ammonia, and rocky dust.

The largest planet in the solar system is 1,400 times the size of Earth, and its mass is 2.5 times that of all of the other planets combined. Jupiter could almost have become a star, since its elements are similar to the Sun’s: 90% hydrogen and 10% helium, with traces of methane, water, ammonia, and rocky dust. Stock Photo
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Universal Images Group North America LLC / Alamy Stock Photo

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K22B28

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37.6 MB (744.6 KB Compressed download)

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4587 x 2864 px | 38.8 x 24.2 cm | 15.3 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 April 2004

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QAI Publishing