Jupiter is the fifth
planet from the Sun and by far the
largest within the
Solar System. It is 318 times more massive than Earth, with a
diameter 11 times that of Earth, and with a
volume 1300 times that of Earth. Its best known feature is the
Great Red Spot, a
storm larger than Earth, which was first observed by
Galileo four centuries ago. This picture, taken by the
Cassini orbiter was one of 26 thousand images taken of Jupiter during the course of its flyby and is the most detailed global color portrait of the planet ever produced.
Jupiter is the fifth
planet from the Sun and by far the
largest within the
Solar System. It is 318 times more massive than Earth, with a
diameter 11 times that of Earth, and with a
volume 1300 times that of Earth. Its best known feature is the
Great Red Spot, a
storm larger than Earth, which was first observed by
Galileo four centuries ago. This picture, taken by the
Cassini orbiter was one of 26 thousand images taken of Jupiter during the course of its flyby and is the most detailed global color portrait of the planet ever produced.