Solar system guide

Explore Jupiter

Bands of cloud sweep around the largest planet in our solar system. Beneath them lies a deep atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.

Gas giant

Diameter

139,822 km

One rotation

9.9 hours

From the Sun

5.20 AU

ONE TRIP AROUND THE SUN

11.86 years

Quick facts

Jupiter spins once in about 10 hours, giving it the shortest day of any planet.

Sizes and distances in the viewer are adapted for exploration. Orbital periods and rotation speeds preserve their real relative timing.