UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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larger and less dense
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smaller and more dense
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closer to the Sun and less rocky
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farther from the Sun and more rocky
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The jovian planets, however, formed farther from the Sun where ices and rocks were plentiful. The cores accreted rapidly into large clumps of ice and rock. Eventually, they got so large, they captured a large amount of hydrogen and other gasses from the surrounding nebula with their enormous gravity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Well, the jovian planets are less dense when compared to the terrestrial planets, because they are mainly composed of hydrogen gas. Moreover, the core of the jovian planets is more dense than the terrestrial planets.