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LESSON 5 · Grand Tour of the Solar System

PAUSE TO THINK

Could 1,300 Earths fit inside Jupiter?

Yes, by volume

Jupiter is so vast that roughly 1,300 Earth-sized planets could fit within its volume. Yet because it is mostly gas, its average density is far lower than rocky Earth's, so it does not weigh 1,300 times as much.

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