• The Solar System
  • Big Planets
  • Small Planets
  • Dwarf Planets

    Jupiter

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    Jupiter is more than twice as massive than the other planets of our solar system combined. The giant planet's Great Red spot is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth

  • Distance from the Sun - 464,563 million miles
  • Length of Year - 4,333 Earth Days
  • Planet Type - Gas Giant
  • Radius of Planet - 43,441 miles

    Saturn

    More about Saturn

    Adorned with a dazzling, complex system of icy rings, Saturn is unique in our solar system. The other giant planets have rings, but none are as spectacular as Saturn's

  • Distance from the Sun - 922,548 million miles
  • Length of Year - 10,759 Earth Days
  • Planet Type - Gas Giant
  • Radius of Planet - 36,184 miles

    Uranus

    More about Uranus

    Uranus—seventh planet from the Sun—rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin on its side

  • Distance from the Sun - 1,758,523 million miles
  • Length of Year - 30,687 Earth Days
  • Planet Type - Ice Giant
  • Radius of Planet - 15,759 miles

    Neptune

    More about Neptune

    Neptune—the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun—is dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. It was the first planet located through mathematical calculations, rather than by telescope

  • Distance from the Sun - 2,781,302 million miles
  • Length of Year - 60,190 Earth Days
  • Planet Type - Ice Giant
  • Radius of Planet - 15,299 miles