Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, and is 5.2 astronomical units or 484 miles away from the sun
It is also the largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter is gas planet, but may have a hard core.
Jupiter does not have as extreme seasons as we do earth.

Jupiter has what appears to be stripes, or swirls but are really windy cold clouds of ammonia and water
The clouds temperatures are around -234 degrees give or take for each cloud

Jupiter is large enough to fit 11 earths across the surface, 1,300 earths would fit inside
Jupiter has 67 moons and more to be discovered
A full day on jupiter is 10 hours
Jupiter can make a complete orbit around the sun in 12 earth years

The name jupiter was the name of the king of Roman gods
Jupiter's atmosphere is like the suns, made up of hydrogen and helium gases
Jupiter has the largest ocean in our solar system- an ocean of hydrogen.

Jupiter has 3 rings around it that are very hard to see
The rings are made up of mostly very small dust particles
The gravity force on jupiter is 2.4 times the force on earth
If a person weighs 100 pounds on earth they would weigh 240 pound on jupiter

Jupiter can not support life on it although some of Jupiters moons could