
Video Shows Jupiter's Size In Comparison To Other Planets, Internet Calls It "Fascinating"
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Dr James O'Donoghue explained that a day on Jupiter is 9 hours and 56 minutes and It is the biggest and also the fastest planet.
An animation posted on Twitter has shocked internet users as it shows the impressive size of Jupiter and just how it rapidly spins. Shared by planetary astronomer and science communicator, James O'Donoghue, the clip shows all of the planets of the solar system dominated by Jupiter, which is then dwarfed by the Sun. “Celestial objects to scale in size, rotation speed and tilt,” Dr O'Donoghue, wrote in the caption. Celestial objects to scale in size, rotation speed and tilt ???? pic.twitter.com/KCfjHDABdF
Watch the clip below:
In the following tweet, Dr O'Donoghue explained that a day on Jupiter is 9 hours and 56 minutes. “It's the biggest and also [the] fastest planet. In the early solar system, it grew from loads of Sun-orbiting material, converting the orbital momentum into spin angular momentum. Bigger planets are likely to be fast for this reason,” he added.