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Jupiter
Solar System's largest planet; 2.5ร mass of all other planets combined; "The Great Shield"
Solar System ๐ 4.6 Billion Years Ago Solar System
Key Facts
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Largest planet: 1,300 Earths could fit inside; 79 known moons including the 4 Galilean moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto)
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Great Red Spot: storm 1.3ร Earth's diameter, winds 650 km/h; observed since 1831, may have raged for 350+ years
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"Jupiter Shield": its gravity attracts and diverts asteroids and comets away from inner Solar System โ protecting Earth
๐ Did you know? Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a storm that has been raging for at least 350 years โ wider than Earth
Quick Reference
Category
Solar System
Region
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Year / Era
4.6 Billion Years Ago
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Solar System's largest planet