jupiter

n. the fifth planet from the sun and the largest one in our solar system.

n. the fifth planet from the Sun, a gas giant and the largest planet in the Solar System.

“Jupiter is so large that all the other planets could fit inside it.”

“Astronomers have identified dozens of moons orbiting Jupiter, the most famous being the four Galilean satellites discovered in 1610.”

n. the king of the gods in ancient Roman stories, often linked to thunder and the sky.

n. the supreme deity of the Roman pantheon, corresponding to the Greek god Zeus; the god of the sky and thunder.

“In Roman myths, Jupiter was the powerful ruler of all the other gods.”

“The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill was the most important religious site in ancient Rome.”

n. a planet in another solar system that is big and made of gas, like our Jupiter.

n. a class of exoplanets with a mass and composition similar to that of the planet Jupiter.

“Scientists have found a 'hot Jupiter' orbiting a star very far away.”

“The discovery of multiple hot Jupiters in close proximity to their parent stars challenged existing models of planetary formation.”

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