Jupiter
Jupiter Jupiter This website pages about Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth largest planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun and the largest in terms of size. Even if the mass of all the planets in the solar system are combined, the mass of Jupiter will be two and a half times more than the rest of the planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are collectively called gas giants because the planets are full of different gases, these four planets are also called Jovian planets. Zeus is used as a Greek synonym for Jupiter. It is the third brightest star visible in the Earth's sky. The Romans named the planet after the mythical character Jupiter, because Jupiter is the chief deity of Roman mythology. Jupiter's gas is mostly hydrogen and also contains a small amount of helium. There may also be a center formed by heavy elements. Due to its rapid rotation, it has become shaped like an orange sphere. Its upper atmosphere is divided into d