SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jovian Planets. From top: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets, because they are all gigantic compared with Earth, and they have a gaseous nature like Jupiter’s–mostly hydrogen, with some helium and trace gases and ices.

Detailed explanation-2: -The gas giants of our solar system-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune-together make up a group known as the Jovian planets, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder (opens in new tab).

Detailed explanation-3: -Neptune is the furthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System but there are dwarf planets further out, notably Pluto.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jupiter is 11 times larger than Earth in diameter and is the biggest planet in our solar system. Saturn is the next largest, at nine times bigger than Earth. Uranus and Neptune are both roughly four times larger than Earth. Despite their size, the Jovian planets have low densities because of their gaseous composition.

Detailed explanation-5: -The farther away a planet is from the Sun, the cooler its atmosphere will be. This means that the same gases will condense to form clouds at different altitudes on different planets because the condensation of a gas requires a specific amount of pressure and temperature.

Detailed explanation-6: -In our Solar System, astronomers often divide the planets into two groups-the inner planets and the outer planets. The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier. The outer planets are further away, larger and made up mostly of gas.