Jupiter from its moon Amalthea, illustration. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. It has a diameter more than ten times that of Earth and a volume of over 1000 Earths. It is a gas giant and is mostly hydrogen and helium. This view is from one of its smaller moons, Amalthea, discovered in 1892. It orbits close to Jupiter, at a distance of around 182, 000 kilometres from the centre of Jupiter, and around 112, 000 kilometres above the upper atmosphere of Jupiter. It is also known as Jupiter V, as it was the fifth Jovian moon to be discovered. | |
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