The Early History of Jupiter
The Sun and all planets in the solar system formed from the same cloud of interstellar material known as the solar nebula. However, the size and composition of the four outer Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) radically differ from those of the four terrestrial planets, which are closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars). Whereas the inner planets are composed mainly of heavier elements, the Jovian planets are much larger and contain a much higher proportion of the light gases hydrogen and helium. Jupiter, with its mass of around 300 times that of Earth, is the largest planet in the solar system and is the Jovian planet closest to the Sun.
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