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It takes approximately 12 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun. Jupiter takes almost 12 years to make a full orbit of the Sun. All the planets in our solar system could be placed inside Jupiter. Jupiter’s moon, Europa, may have an ocean of liquid water beneath an ice cap. Jupiter was named for the most important Roman god because of its size. About 1,300 Earths would fit into Jupiter. Jupiter has been known since prehistoric times as a bright "wandering star". Jupiter's most distinguishing feature is “the Great Red Spot,” that is an intense windstorm larger in size than Earth. Jupiter takes 12 Earth years to rotate around the sun. Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Jupiter is 370 million miles from the Earth. The mass of Jupiter is 318 times that of Earth. Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky after the Sun, the Moon and Venus. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium with traces of methane, water, and ammonia. Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet and can complete one revolution in less than ten hours. Jupiter is the planet with the shortest day, slightly under 10 hours.
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