The first gas giant, Jupiter, is certainly a giant. The radius of Jupiter is 44, miles km. More than Earth's could fit inside Jupiter. The next planet past Jupiter is Saturn, the second largest planet.
The radius of Saturn is 37, miles km. The rings of Saturn would be the width of a credit card and would extend much further than the picture shows. The edge of the brightest rings extends 75, miles , km from Saturn and the faintest rings extend out , miles , km from Saturn.
The seventh planet from the sun is Uranus. Uranus ranks as the third largest planet with a radius of miles 25, km. Now considered the eighth and final planet in the solar system is Neptune, the fourth largest planet with a radius of 15, miles 24, km. Uranus and Neptune are very close in size. Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. The numbers only get larger from there. Jupiter has a surface area of 6. You can fit Earths inside Jupiter.
Saturn is the second largest planet in our Solar System. It has a diameter of , km across the equator, and a surface area of 4. With a volume of 8.
Uranus has a diameter of 51, km and a surface area of 8. Although Uranus is much smaller than Jupiter, it is still large. With a volume of 6. Potential for Life Potential for Life Uranus' environment is not conducive to life as we know it. Size and Distance Size and Distance With a radius of 15, Orbit and Rotation Orbit and Rotation One day on Uranus takes about 17 hours the time it takes for Uranus to rotate or spin once.
Moons Moons Uranus has 27 known moons. Rings Rings Uranus has two sets of rings. Formation Formation Uranus took shape when the rest of the solar system formed about 4. Structure Structure Uranus is one of two ice giants in the outer solar system the other is Neptune.
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