In Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration
With a radius of 43,440.7 miles (69,911 kilometers), Jupiter is 11 times wider than Earth. If Earth were the size of a nickel, Jupiter would be about as big as a basketball. From an average distance of 484 million miles (778 million kilometers), Jupiter is 5.2 astronomical units away from the Sun.
Jupiter By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
May 7, 2024 · 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.
Jupiter By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
Oct 1, 2024 · 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.
Planet Compare – NASA Solar System Exploration
Oct 1, 2024 · Planet Compare. NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
NASA's Juno Mission Provides Infrared Tour of Jupiter's North Pole
Apr 11, 2018 · Scientists working on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet’s polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, powering the magnetic field for …
In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
With a radius of about 1,080 miles (1,740 kilometers), the Moon is less than a third of the width of Earth. If Earth were the size of a nickel, the Moon would be about as big as a coffee bean. The Moon is an average of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) away.
Jupiter Radiation Belts Harsher Than Expected
Mar 27, 2001 · Radiation belts very close to Jupiter would zap any future spacecraft there even more severely than previously estimated, new measurements by NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicate.
In Depth | Europa – NASA Solar System Exploration
Europa's surface is blasted by radiation from Jupiter. That's a bad thing for life on the surface – it couldn't survive. But the radiation may create fuel for life in an ocean below the surface. If we eventually find some form of life at Europa it may look like …
In Depth | Earth – NASA Solar System Exploration
With a radius of 3,959 miles (6,371 kilometers), Earth is the biggest of the terrestrial planets and the fifth largest planet overall.
10 Need-to-Know Things About Jupiter - NASA Solar System …
Jupiter rotates once about every 10 hours (a Jovian day), but takes about 12 Earth years to complete one orbit of the Sun (a Jovian year).