[petuniasevan]

Astronomy Fun Fact:

It can be a shock to realize just how ENORMOUS Jupiter is.

Here's some stats:

Diameter 88,700 miles
Mass: about 318 times that of Earth
Distance from the Sun: 480,000,000 miles
No solid surface; Jupiter is a gas giant.

Here is a to-scale comparison of the relative sizes of Earth and Jupiter:

[petuniasevan]

[WSGilcrest]

HOORAY!!! I can see again!

[Freedom2specul8]

I was so lucky back in junior college. I was able to see jupiters moons up close thanks to the equipment in our astromony class. It was awesome..

[Freedom2specul8]

This pic is awesome! shadow and everything!

[sneakers]

I never took astronomy in high school or college. In fact, I was terrible in ANY kind of science! But I've just stumbled on this thread and will be checking it out everyday! Never too old to learn and appreciate, right?

[Consort]

Io's eclipse of Jupiter was a flop.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Gorgeous! Thanks for posting!

[trussell]

Another one saved. Thank you for the awesome apod.