Jupiter is not considered a miniature planet. It is a gas giant planet. It is like a miniature sun, however, in that it seems to have most of the ingredients to become a sun. What it doesn't have is enough mass to create enough pressure from gravity, to start a nuclear reaction -- which is what suns (stars) do.
Jupiter
Jupiter is a gas giant planet.
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No. The fifth planet is Jupiter. Pluto was once considered the ninth planet, but is no longer considered a planet.
Jupiter is an outer planet - it is outside the orbit of the Asteroid Belt.Inner planets:MercuryVenusEarthMarsOuter planets:JupiterSaturnNeptuneUranus
The first and largest of the gas giants, Jupiter is considered an outer planet.
Jupiter's planetary status has never and most likely never will be questioned. As of the this answering, Jupiter is a planet.
Earth is considered an inner planet because it is closer to the Sun than Jupiter. Inner planets, also known as terrestrial planets, are those that are located closer to the Sun and are characterized by rocky surfaces. Jupiter is considered an outer planet, or gas giant, as it is located further from the Sun and is predominantly composed of gas.
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus
Yes. Jupiter has 67 known moons. No planets orbit Jupiter, as any planet-like object that orbits a planet is considered a moon.
Thursday in "romance" languages is named after the Roman God, the planet Jupiter.
There are four in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter is the largest.