Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest within
our solar system. Some have described the solar system as consisting of the Sun,
Jupiter, and assorted debris; some describe Jupiter as the solar system's
vacuum cleaner, due to its immense gravity well. It and the other gas giants -
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are sometimes referred to as "Jovian planets." The
Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter (also called Jove). The
astronomical symbol for the planet is a stylized representation of the god's
lightning bolt.
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Montage of Jupiter and the Galilean satellites,
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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Jupiter Eclipses
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Comet fragments impacting Jupiter
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Jupiter, created from Voyager 1 images
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Jupiter and its moon
Ganymede
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View of Jupiter from Voyager 1
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Galilean moons of Jupiter
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Galilean moons of Jupiter and the Great Red Spot
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Jupiter with Great Red Spot
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Great Red Spot as seen from Voyager 1
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Jupiter taken by Cassini
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Amateur astronomical photo of Jupiter
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Jupiter torus diagram
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Amateur astronomical photo of Jupiter and Io
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Rings of Jupiter
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Jupiter aurora
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