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Jupiter
Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, and the largest planet in the solar system. It is named after the chief Roman god. It is categorized as a "gas giant". This is a reference to the low density of the planet, not to its manners.

Thus far, no high-profile Young Earth Creationists have objected to its existence.

One of Jupiter's more fascinating features is the "great red spot", a huge weather system in its atmosphere that resembles a terrestrial cyclone, except for its relatively consistent appearance and its persistence.

In 1994 (was it really that long ago?) the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, after breaking into fragments, collided with Jupiter. This was the first observed example of extraterrestrial objects colliding. The resultant "dark spots" in the Jovian atmosphere ranged up to 12,000 km (approximately equal to the diameter of the earth).

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