Jupiter

Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system - 1400 times the volume of the Earth. But Jupiter is only 318 times as massive as Earth indicating it must be made of something quite light. Jupiter is a gas giant with an atmosphere consisting almost entirely of Hydrogen (80%) and Helium (20%). Giant storms take place in this heavy atmosphere. The Great Red Spot that you can see in our image is a gigantic storm. Scientists do not know why the spot is red or why there is only one. Jupiter is 5.2AU from the Sun. [TB] {EA}