SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which planet is the largest planet?
A
Mercury
B
Neptune
C
Saturn
D
Jupiter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system because it had the largest foundation to attract matter as a protoplanet. In the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago, each planet formed from a protoplanet foundation, a collection of dust and gas that did not fall into the sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ganymede. Ganymede is the largest satellite in our solar system.

Detailed explanation-5: -But despite Venus being much smaller – Jupiter’s diameter is a whopping 140, 000 kilometres, more than 10 times that of Venus, at about 12, 000 kilometres across – it will appear bigger and brighter than Jupiter. That’s partly because it is much closer to us, and partly down to reflectivity.

Detailed explanation-6: -Jupiter, the biggest planet, is more than ten times larger than Earth.

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