Beyond the inner planets lie the giant planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each has a core made of rock and ice, a dense atmosphere, and a large family of moons.
Jupiter
Maximus distance from the Sun:
816 million KM (507 million miles)
Diameter: 142,984 KM (88,845 miles)
Year length: 11.9 Earth years
Day length: 9.9 Earth hoursSaturn
Maximum distance from the Sun:
1.5 billion KM (932 million miles)
Diameter: 120,536 KM (74,900 miles)
Year length: 29.5 Earth years
Day length: 10.7 Earth hoursUranus
Maximum distance from the Sun:
3 billion KM (1.86 billion miles)
Diameter: 51,118 KM (31,760 miles)
Year length: 84 Earth years
Day length: 17.2 Earth hoursNeptune
Maximum distance from the Sun:
4.5 billion KM (2.8 billion miles)
Diameter: 49,528 KM (30,775 miles)
Year length: 164.8 Earth years
Day length: 16.1 Earth hours
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