Do you know Jupiter?

  Ever heard of Jupiter? Probably so, because this is the largest planet in our entire solar system. The giant contains a mass corresponding to 2.5 times the sum of the masses of all the other planets which orbit the Sun. In order to have a notion of its size, we would need to agglomerate more than 1000 Earths to reach its volume, but to reach its mass, ”just” 300 Earths would be required. With such data, we can conclude that the density of Jupiter is much smaller than the Earth’s, because this is a predominantly gaseous planet. Still, they are jaw-dropping numbers.

  The brute has 4 moons, three of them larger than our terrestrial Moon. Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system has twice the mass of the Earth's Moon and 1.5 times its volume. All the moons have a much larger orbital radius than the Moon, but they complete this orbit at an impressive speed! This is due to the exaggerated mass of the planet, which accelerates the satellites around it.

  Many may have noticed the most striking feature of Jupiter: the Great Red Spot. Contrary to many people's beliefs, it is a persistent storm, which for sure has lasted over 350 years, being first observed in 1665, the same year as the last Black Death outbreak in London.