JUPITER

Overview

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the entire solar system. It has no solid rocky surface like Earth's; instead it is a "gas giant," made up mainly of hydrogen and helium.

Its scale is staggering — you could fit more than 1,300 Earths inside it. Its mass is far greater than that of all the other planets in the solar system combined, which is why it has earned the title "King of the Planets."

Features

The bright and dark bands striping Jupiter's face are traced out by the fast-moving currents of its atmosphere. The most famous of these features, the Great Red Spot, is a storm so huge that the entire Earth could fit inside it — and it is thought to have raged for at least several centuries.

Despite its enormous size, Jupiter spins remarkably fast, completing one rotation in only about 10 hours. That is the quickest rotation of any planet in the solar system, and the resulting centrifugal force makes Jupiter bulge at its equator, giving it a slightly flattened shape.

Trivia

Jupiter is attended by a great many moons. The most famous are the four large satellites discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 — Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, known together as the Galilean moons.

Among them, Europa is believed to hide a liquid ocean beneath a thick icy crust. As one of the few places beyond Earth where life might possibly exist, it draws intense interest from researchers.

In Gravity Weaver

Jupiter is the fifth stage of the solar system run (5th of 9). Guide the Solar Shard with your gravity fields and bring it to Jupiter to clear the stage.

This stage combines two elements: Streams and Nebulae. The Solar Shard is pushed along by the streams while also feeling the pull of the nebulae, so managing its trajectory grows steadily trickier. Read the Solar Shard's path ahead of time and place your gravity wells with care to keep it on course.