Planet
Jupiter
Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all other planets combined.
Surface gravity 2.53× Earth
Mean radius 69,911 km
Mass 317.8× Earth
Length of day 9.9 hours
Length of year 11.9 Earth years
Avg. temperature -110 °C
Moons 95
Distance from Sun 5.2 AU
Jupiter compared to Earth
Jupiter has about 10.97× the radius of Earth and 317.8× its mass. Its surface gravity is 2.53 times Earth's — so a 70 kg person would weigh about 177 kg there.
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