Property Charts 3
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Gases, hurricanes and rapid temperature changes stop us from landing there right now - oh, not to mention the millions of miles we would have to travel. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter isn't a ball of gases. It's actually a gigantic hurricane about the size of three Earths.
| Properties of Jupiter | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 1.8987 × 1027kg |
| Average Distance from Sun | 778.3 million kms/483.6 million miles |
| Minimum Distance from Earth | 588 million kms/365 million miles |
| Length of Year | 11.862 Earth years (to rotate the sun) |
| Rotation Time | 9.84 hours (on its own axis) |
| Angle of Axis | 3.1 degrees |
| Diameter | 142,796 kms/88,729 miles |
| Number of Satellites | 39 |
| Number of Rings | 4 |
| Number of Moons | 39 |
| Temperature | Average of -244 Fahrenheit/-153 Celsius |
| Weight on Jupiter | A 100 pound person would weigh 236.4 pounds |
Saturn rotates very quickly and because it's moslty made of gas, it appears to be flat. Saturn is about 10 times bigger than Earth and it's the sixth planet from the sun. Saturn is well known for the 7 groups of rings that circle it and for its many moons.
| Properties of Saturn | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 5.6851 × 1026 kg |
| Average Distance from Sun | 1.4 billion/886.7 million miles |
| Minimum Distance from Earth | 1.25 billion kms/746 million miles |
| Length of Year | 29.456 Earth years (to rotate the sun) |
| Rotation Time | 10.2 hours (on its own axis) |
| Angle of Axis | 26 degrees |
| Diameter | 120,536 kms/74,600 miles |
| Number of Satellites | 30 |
| Number of Rings | 7 main groups, over 3,000 minor rings |
| Number of Moons | 30 |
| Temperature | Average of -218 Fahrenheit/-139 Celsius |
| Weight on Saturn | A 100 pound person would weigh 106.4 pounds |
For the property charts on the rest of the planets, click here.
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