JUPITER

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest one in the Solar System. If Jupiter were hollow, more than one thousand Earths could fit inside. It also contains more matter than all of the other planets combined. This giant of a planet rotates on its axis every 10 hours, which means that it appears to us as spinning out of control. Imagine, the Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours.....every 10 hours means a ride faster than any roller coaster known to humans (over 2500 miles per hour).

Jupiter is named for the supreme god of the ancient Romans. This name refers not only to his rulership over the universe, but also to his function as the god of the state who distributes laws and controls light and the sky.